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Thursday
13
Aug 2026
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Athens 29°C

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Volatile combination of high winds and soaring temperatures on Friday: Attica and two other regions on red code for wildfire risk

Winds are forecast to locally reach up to 9 on the Beaufort scale, with the strongest gusts expected over eastern Central Greece, the Peloponnese and the north-western Cyclades. Civil Protection on standby

Gale-force winds to batter Greece for 48 hours, disrupting ferries as temperatures drop up to 7C

The most extreme gusts are forecast for southwestern Boeotia, northern Attica and Evia on Thursday, then southern Evia and southwestern Andros on Friday, as fire-weather danger keeps rising across Greece over the next two days

Erminio tested Rhodes, Poros and Sikinos: Waves 3-4 metres high, gale-force winds and flooding, see videos

Difficult night for several areas of the country - Streets rivers and dozens of calls to the Fire Brigade for water pumping

Heatwave peaks with 41°C before sharp cooldown and gale-force winds: Wildfire risk at maximum

Alert for fire in 5 areas - The weather forecast until Sunday - New heat wave from Sunday