The high temperature started on Monday and will continue through at least the weekend as the mercury rises 40 degrees Celsius. As reported by the meteopathy characteristic of the next few days, the maximum daily temperature is expected to exceed 38-40°C in many areas of our country every day, 6-8°C above the norm for seasonal prices. .
High temperatures today will be accompanied by sleet, which increases the risk of fire.
According to the Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Defense of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Defense, a very high fire risk (risk category 4) is predicted in Attica and 15 other regions today.
In particular, a very high fire risk 4 is predicted for the following areas:
In In Attica & Kythira, Boeotia, Evia, Corinth, Argolis & Laconia, Fthiotida, Phocis Achaia, Ilia, Arcadia & Messinia, as well as in Lesbos, Chios and Psara
High risk in several areas 3.
According to EMY director Theodore Kolidas, the heat will be more noticeable from Friday as the meltem weakens in many eastern regions and is limited to the Eastern Aegean, Eastern Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese
The weather today
It is expected to be slightly cloudy in the country, and it is expected to intensify occasionally in the hot hours of the day mainly in the western, central and northern mainland regions.
The temperature in western Macedonia is 16-36 degrees, in northern Greece 18-37-40 and locally 41 degrees, in Thessaly 20-38-40, in Epirus 23-37-39 degrees, in the rest of the continent 23-38-40 degrees and locally 41 It will be -42 degrees, 23-37-39 degrees in the Ionian islands, 24-38-41 degrees in the Eastern Aegean islands, 24-24 degrees in the Crete and Cyclades islands. It will be 33-35 degrees, and 24-36-38 degrees in the rest of the Aegean islands.
Winds will increase to 6 Beaufort from the north in the Aegean, and up to 5 Beaufort in the north-northwest of Ionia.
MACEDONIA, THRACE
Weather: Generally clear. There is a possibility that local cloudiness will increase during the day and daylight hours, and local rain will fall in mountainous areas.
Winds: variable 3-4, east north-northeast 4-5, locally up to 6 Beaufort in Thrace.
Temperature: Between 22 and 38 degrees Celsius. It will be 2-3 degrees lower in Western Macedonia.
IONIAN ISLANDS, EPIROS, WESTERN STERIA, WESTERN PELOPONNISOS
Weather: Generally clear. Continental areas will be partly cloudy in the afternoon and afternoon, and there is a possibility of localized rain in the highlands of Epirus.
Winds: Northerly 3 to 5 Beaufort and temporarily up to 6 Beaufort in Ionia.
Temperature: 22-37 degrees Celsius, and in continental areas 38-40 degrees Celsius. It will be 2-3 degrees lower in the interior of Epirus.
EAST STEREA, EVIA, EAST PELOPONNISOS
Weather: Generally clear. There is a possibility that temporary cloudiness will increase in the continental regions during the day and in the daytime, and local rains will fall in the mountainous areas.
Winds: Northerly from 4 to 6 and easterly from 7 to 6 will ease slightly in the evening.
Temperature: 23-39 and in some places it will be hot up to 40 degrees.
CYCLADES, CRETE
Weather: Open. In the afternoon and afternoon, temporary clouds will form in the mountains of Crete.
Winds: Northeast 5-7 Beaufort.
Temperature: between 24 and 32 degrees and up to 36 degrees in southern Crete.
EASTERN AEGEAN ISLANDS – DODECANISE
Weather: Generally clear. Intermittent clouds will develop during the afternoon and afternoon and isolated thunderstorms are possible in the Kastellorizos area.
Winds: 5-7 NW, 4-6 NW in the Dodecanese.
Temperature: between 24 and 36 degrees.
THESSALIA
Weather: Generally clear. Temporary cloudiness will be observed in the afternoon and afternoon, there is a possibility of local rain in mountainous areas.
Winds: North northeast 3 to 4 and Sporades 5 to 4.
Temperature: 40 degrees Celsius between 22 and 39 degrees Celsius, and 33 degrees Celsius in the Sporades.
THESSALONIKI
Weather: Generally clear. Local cloudiness is expected to increase mainly in the surrounding mountains during the day and during the day.
Winds: Variable 3-4 Beaufort.
Temperature: between 23 and 36 degrees.