Weather hazards

Sharp instability is expected to prevail in the coming days in Greece, with emphasis on the western, central and northern geographical regions, according to meteorologist Klearchos Marousakis.

The Risk Assessment Committee convened today on the development of the “Atena” storm that has been affecting the country since yesterday.

It’s increasingly autumnal weather these days, with forecasters calling for “more organised bad weather” in the new week.

The key elements of the weather in the coming days were presented in a post on X by the director of the National Weather Service, Thodoros Kolydas, according to whom the first autumn system with lots of rainfall is expected from early next week.

Cloudy weather will be outdoors across the country today (Wednesday, Sept. 4), with scattered clouds that will thicken the afternoon and bring localized showers.

On September 4, Bulgaria will experience mostly sunny weather, with cumulus clouds forming in the afternoon. These clouds are expected to bring isolated rain showers and thunderstorms, particularly in the mountainous regions and to the east. Winds will be light to moderate from the northeast. High temperatures will range from 30°C to 35°C, with Sofia seeing around 31°C.

Clouds across most of the country on Monday with temperatures recording a slight increase. From midday, expect local clouds and even scattered showers and thunderstorms across much of the country.

The temperature will reach 33-34 degrees Celsius, slightly increased from Sunday. In island regions, it will reach 30 degrees. Winds will generally be 3-4 Beaufort.

Bad weather continues for another day in Greece as according to the EMY forecast, today Sunday (1/9) localized heavy showers and thunderstorms in Sporades, Evia, Peloponnese, and Crete.

Heavy rainfall affected several regions across Greece on Friday, in line with meteorologists' forecasts. The deluge was attributed to the so-called cold pool (CP) effect.

Severe weather instability is expected to continue across much of the country on Saturday, August 31st. The National Weather Service has updated the Special Weather Circular, initially issued on August 29th, 2024, at noon.