With sunshine, Easter travelers will journey on Good Friday as the weather in most parts of the country will be sunny. According to meteorologists, the temperature will rise, and the cloudiness that prevailed on Maundy Thursday will dissipate. However, the scenario changes on Holy Saturday with sporadic rains and clouds, while on Easter Sunday, summer conditions will prevail in much of the country.
Specifically, tomorrow’s weather is expected to be sunny, but instability is expected in the west and north, according to ERT meteorologist Panagiotis Giannopoulos. There, some local showers and isolated thunderstorms will occur, mainly in the northern parts of the country. Today, winds in the Aegean will be force 5 and locally up to force 6 until noon in the Dodecanese. The temperature will reach 24 to 27 degrees Celsius.
On Holy Saturday, it will rain locally in the west and north; however, showers will gradually occur in other areas, especially in the east and mainly in the Aegean. The temperature will slightly decrease in the east.
On Easter Sunday, after dawn, the weather will generally be sunny. In the afternoon, mainly in mountainous areas of western Sterea and the Peloponnese, local showers are expected. Winds in the Aegean will be northwesterly up to force 6.
The weather will generally be sunny on Easter Monday.
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Forecast:
1. Showers and occasional local storms are expected in the west, central, and northern regions today, Maundy Thursday, and tomorrow, Good Friday, with phenomena more frequent and intense in the northwest and northeast parts.
2. Maritime traffic will proceed without significant problems.
3. The Epitaph procession will take place in mild weather and coolness in most areas. Rain and storms will develop in the northeast (central-eastern Macedonia, Thrace, northeastern Aegean).
4. Holy Saturday will experience bad weather from our country, which will also affect the Resurrection, especially from the Peloponnese and northward. So, umbrellas and jackets are necessary accessories.
5. On Easter Sunday, bad weather will be limited to the Aegean and the eastern and southern mainland, gradually weakening and diminishing.
This means that for most mainland areas, the traditional Easter spit roast will take place without problems.
However, in the Aegean and areas of the mainland affected by it, the day will start with rainy weather, but gradually the phenomena will be limited and will recede.
6. The return of Easter travelers will generally be with mild weather conditions.
Good Friday’s weather:
In the west, central, and northern regions, there will be occasional clouds with locally increased clouds and local showers, mainly in the north, where sporadic thunderstorms will occur. Temporary improvement is expected from the afternoon and from the west. Generally, clear weather will prevail in the rest of the country. Visibility in the morning hours in western mainland areas will be locally restricted. Winds will blow from westerly directions, in the north at 3 to 5 Beaufort, in the central parts up to 6, and in the south up to 7 Beaufort. The temperature will reach 21 to 23 degrees in the west and north, 23 to 25 in the rest of the country, and locally in the eastern mainland and Crete, 26 to 27 degrees Celsius.
MACEDONIA, THRACE
Weather: Occasionally increased clouds, with local showers and sporadic thunderstorms in central and eastern Macedonia and Thrace. Improvement in the weather is expected in the afternoon and from the west.
Winds: Westerly 3 to 5 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 11 to 23 degrees Celsius, in western Macedonia 2 to 3 degrees lower.
IONIAN ISLANDS, EPIRUS, WESTERN MAINLAND, WESTERN PELOPONNESE
Weather: Occasionally increased clouds, with local showers mainly in the north, where isolated thunderstorms will occur in the morning. Temporary improvement in the weather is expected in the afternoon and evening hours.
Winds: Westerly 4 to 6 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 12 to 23 degrees Celsius.
EASTERN MAINLAND, EVIA, EASTERN PELOPONNESE
Weather: Generally sunny, with a few temporary clouds until midday.
Winds: Westerly 4 to 6, gradually up to 7 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 13 to 27 degrees Celsius.
CYCLADES, CRETE
Weather: Generally sunny.
Winds: Westerly 5 to 7 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 15 to 24 degrees, and in Crete up to 27 degrees Celsius.
EASTERN AEGEAN ISLANDS – DODECANESE
Weather: Almost sunny, with temporary clouds in the north until the afternoon.
Winds: In the north, southwesterly 3 to 4, gradually west 5 Beaufort. In the south, northwesterly 5 to 6, gradually up to 7 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 16 to 25 degrees Celsius, with the minimum in the north 3 to 4 degrees lower.
THESSALY
Weather: Few clouds, occasionally increased with the possibility of temporary local showers. In the afternoon, generally clear weather.
Winds: Westerly 4 to 5, gradually up to 6 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 12 to 25 degrees Celsius.
ATTICA
Weather: Generally sunny, with temporary clouds in the midday hours.
Winds: Westerly 4 to 6 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 14 to 26 degrees Celsius.
THESSALONIKI
Weather: Occasionally increased clouds with local showers and possibly sporadic thunderstorms until the afternoon hours. Temporary improvement in the weather will occur in the evening.
Winds: Northwestern westerly 3 to 4 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 13 to 23 degrees Celsius.
Weather on Holy Saturday
Initially, in the Ionian Sea, western and northern mainland areas, and the islands of the northeastern Aegean, and gradually from noon in the rest of the country, there will be clouds with local showers. In Thrace and the islands of the eastern Aegean, sporadic thunderstorms are expected. The phenomena will weaken from early afternoon in the west and gradually in the north, and in the evening, they will be limited to the eastern mainland and the Aegean region. Winds will blow west-northwesterly at 4 to 6 Beaufort, locally reaching 7 Beaufort in the Ionian and southern Aegean. The temperature will experience a slight drop in maximum values, reaching 20 to 22 degrees Celsius in the north and 22 to 24 degrees Celsius in the rest of the country.
Weather on Easter Sunday
In the central and southern Aegean, eastern mainland Greece, and Evia, there will be clouds with local showers. The phenomena will quickly cease in most areas, with rainfall continuing only in Crete until the evening hours. In the rest of the regions, there will be few clouds, temporarily increased in some places in the mainland during the afternoon and evening hours, leading to sporadic showers in the mountainous areas. Winds in the west will blow north-northwesterly at 4 to 6 Beaufort, but they will quickly weaken and become variable at 3 to 4 Beaufort. In the east, winds will blow from the north at 4 to 6 Beaufort, and in the Aegean, locally reaching 7 Beaufort. Temperatures will rise throughout the country.
Weather on Easter Monday
Generally sunny weather, with clouds developing mainly in the mountainous areas during the afternoon and evening hours in the mainland, where local showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms will occur. Winds in the Ionian and mainland Greece will be variable at 3 to 4 Beaufort, while in the Aegean, they will blow from the north at 4 to 6 Beaufort. Temperatures will experience a slight further increase.
