Athens National Observatory's Meteo weather service

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.

African weather front to bring dust over Aegean Sea this week

High concentrations of dust are expected over the central and southern Aegean in the coming days, as a low pressure front from North Africa heads toward southern Crete, the Athens National Observatory's Meteo weather service said Tuesday.

In the next hours, rainfall is expected mainly in Crete, becoming more intense and spreading to the southern and central Aegean during the night.