Temperatures to creep up next week

The cool northerly winds that prevailed in recent days will gradually subside from Saturday, giving way to warmer weather.

According to the Athens National Observatory's meteo weather service on Friday, temperatures will start to rise over the next week with most parts of the country enjoying temperatures of 24-25 degrees Celsius and some regions as high as 28C.

Meteo said this is about 5 degrees higher than the seasonal average.