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Strong autumnal showers and thunderstorms are expected to sweep into the Ionian Sea and across western Greece on Tuesday, before spreading east to other parts of the country, the national weather service (HNMS) has warned.

Greece's National Meteorological Service (EMY) warned on Monday of storms, hail and strong winds which are expected to hit the country as of Tuesday, starting from the western regions.

Wine Roads of Northern Greece celebrates European Day of Wine Tourism with special tours and events at the estates of its member-winemakers on Sunday, November 10. They will also be open on Sunday, November 24.

Heavy rain, storms and strong winds were expected to hit various parts of Greece late Sunday and through Tuesday morning, the country's National Meteorological Service (EMY) warned on Saturday.

Greece's national weather service, EMY, issued a storm warning on Sunday, saying that strong downpours with lighting and the possibility of hail would be affecting many parts of the country on Monday and Tuesday.

The General Secretariat for Civil Protection has warned that the risk of wildfires would remain very high on Wednesday in six of the country's regions: Attica, the northern Aegean, the Peloponnese, mainland Greece, western Greece and eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

The agency said it has briefed regional and local authorities to be on standby for fires in those areas.

The risk of wildfires this weekend remains high in six regions around the country, according to the General Secretariat for Civil Protection.

With temperatures set to reach up to 38 degrees Celsius on Friday in parts and strong winds forecast for much of the country, authorities were on alert for a heightened risk of wildfires. 

A hot weather front sweeping into Greece from Africa will push temperatures in some parts of the country above the 40-Celsius mark over the weekend, the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) warned on Thursday.

April showers, along with some heavy storms, will be sweeping into Greece starting on Friday afternoon and lingering through the weekend, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) has said.

The wet front will come in from the southwest, hitting the Peloponnese and the western coast of the mainland first, before spreading to Crete and the Cycladic islands overnight.