Dust, muddy rainfalls, and high temperatures to follow – Tsatrafyllias’ forecast on protothema

As winds crook southerly, the way opens for the transport of dust and vigor from Africa, according to meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafyllias successful his forecast for protothema.gr. He besides notes that muddy rainfalls volition not beryllium absent implicit the adjacent 2 days.

More specifically:

For today, Thursday (7/5), cloudiness is expected, which aft midday volition bring immoderate rainfall to cardinal and bluish Greece. The transport of Saharan particulate is besides favored, with mild concentrations successful occidental and confederate regions.

Maximum temperatures volition scope 25–26°C crossed mainland Greece, Crete, and the Dodecanese. During the evening, temperatures volition not driblet beneath 16–17°C successful lowland and coastal areas.

Winds successful the Ionian Sea volition stroke from the southeast astatine up to 6 Beaufort. In the Aegean, southerly and southwesterly winds volition scope up to 5 Beaufort.

– In Attica, flimsy cloudiness is expected. Winds volition stroke from confederate directions astatine up to 4 Beaufort. Temperatures volition scope from 14°C to 26°C.

– In Thessaloniki, airy rainfall is expected astir midday. Winds successful the Thermaic Gulf volition beryllium weak, portion temperatures volition scope from 14°C to 21°C.

The upwind outlook for the coming days

On Friday, and to a lesser grade connected Saturday, southerly winds volition strengthen, favoring the transport of larger amounts of African particulate into cardinal and confederate Greece. Muddy rainfalls are expected successful cardinal and bluish areas.

Additionally, scattered thunderstorms are forecast successful occidental and bluish regions.

From Sunday onward, with the particulate inactive present, temperatures volition emergence further. At the opening of adjacent week, temperatures are expected to transcend 31–32°C.