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Temperatures set to climb as 40C returns this weekend, meteorologist warns

Clear skies dominate today, with highs of 38C on the mainland, 35C in Attica and Thessaloniki, and 36C in Crete and the Dodecanese, as meltemi winds continue blowing up to 6 Beaufort across the Aegean

Antetokounmpo’s first 24 hours in Miami: Meeting Wade’s statue and his welcome by the Heat – watch the video

The “Greek Freak” documented the first moments of his new life in Florida in a video lasting more than 20 minutes

Extreme risk of wildfires tomorrow in Attica and four other regions of Greece

Risk assessment committee convenes – Which areas are on red alert

Temperatures set to reach 36 – 38 degrees Celsius this weekend in Greece

EMY forecasts a hot, sunny weekend across Greece, with mainland highs of 35 degrees Celsius, locally 36 in Central Macedonia and Thessaly. Islands see 32 to 34 degrees Celsius. Sunday climbs further, up to 38 degrees Celsius locally.

Free air conditioners offered to vulnerable households by Athens Municipality – Who can apply

Applications must be submitted exclusively online until Sunday, July 19, 2026

WHO warns Europe of ‘more deadly weeks’ ahead as new heatwave builds over Atlantic

Portugal and southern Spain are bracing for temperatures of up to 43°C, while Greece is not currently at the centre of the new heat episode but faces a hotter-than-normal July

Why Europe is sweltering: The most extreme summer of the century brings deadly heat — What it means for Greece

Arctic ice melt is fueling heatwaves across Northern Europe – Cleaner air is contributing to warming – Temperatures up to 16°C above normal

Hotter summer expected in Greece this year: What the maps show for June, July and August

Meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafilias explains that the weather maps provide a fairly clear signal of warmer conditions for Greece this summer

One of the strongest heat waves of the last 15 years, says Kallianos

According to the meteorologist, there was a sense of extreme heat that reached 51.9 degrees Celsius in Halastra Thessaloniki on Friday at 14:10

EMY updates heatwave warning: These areas will face extreme temperatures

The National Weather Service has renewed its forecast for the heat wave and the first four days that will raise the mercury to highs

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