Wet weather sweeping in over next three days

August in Greece is expected to end with lightening storms as a cold and unstable weather forecast is expected to affect most regions of the country until Saturday, according to an emergency bulletin issued by the national weather service, EMY, on Thursday.

Most of the mainland will experience heavy rains and storms which will be accompanied by a high frequency of lightning and scattered hail. In some areas the rain will also be accompanied by strong winds. 

The temperature will drop slightly, reaching 31 to 33 degrees Celsius in the mainland, the Ionian and Dodecanese islands and Crete, and 28-30 degrees in the rest of the country.

Starting Thursday, the worsening weather will sweep over Epirus, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, and central Macedonia - mainly in Halkidiki).

On Friday, the wet conditions will spread to the Ionian islands in western Greece...