May 16–17 successful Greece rain, thunderstorms are expected, dust from the Sahara and successful places “mud” sediments. The ambiance will statesman to wide connected Sunday.
According to meteorologists, 1 barometric minimum is approaching from the seashore North Africa and will lend to the transfer of important volumes of godforsaken dust. The 2nd comes from much bluish latitudes and will bring precipitation and section thunderstorms to a fig of regions of the country. As a result, the weather implicit the weekend will again springiness Greece a small climatic circus: successful some places there are showers, successful others there is dust, successful others it is warm, and successful others each of this astatine erstwhile – due to the fact that May decided to work successful special effects mode.
According to the meteorologist’s forecast Clearhos Marousakisfrom Saturday, May 16the state will really beryllium divided into two weather zones. Showers and localized thunderstorms are expected successful the central, western and bluish parts, while higher temperatures, Saharan particulate and little weak spells are forecast successful the south. “dirty” precipitation.
According to meteo.gron Saturday May 16, 2026 Rain and occasional thunderstorms are expected crossed ample parts of the country. Precipitation will archetypal look successful the west, then gradually impact astir each mainland areas, with the objection of Eastern Macedonia And Thraceas well arsenic the cardinal and southern portion Aegean Sea.
By the extremity of the day, the phenomena will persist chiefly successful Ionian Seacentral and bluish mainland areas, arsenic well arsenic successful the bluish portion Aegean Sea. The attraction of particulate successful the ambiance will beryllium increased, so precipitation mixed with particulate is imaginable successful some areas.
Where will it beryllium warmest?
Temperatures connected Saturday will vary markedly crossed regions. According to meteo.grV Western Macedonia expected from 9 to 20 degreesin the remainder Macedonia And Thrace – from 10 to 26V Thessaly – from 14 to 24V Epirus – from 12 to 17on the islands Ionian Sea – from 14 to 20.
On the islands of the bluish and eastbound Aegean Sea the temperature will beryllium from 10 to 25 degreeson Cyclades And Dodecanese – from 16 to 26and connected Crete – from 14 to 30 degrees. It is the southern regions, including Cretemay consciousness a much pronounced power of warm aerial masses and dust.
IN Attica Cloudy skies are expected with a higher accidental of localized showers successful the greeting and midday. In the halfway Athens the temperature will stay within 18–24 degrees. In the country Thessaloniki clouds, showers and imaginable thunderstorms are forecast from midday; the temperature successful the metropolis halfway will beryllium 16–24 degrees.
Dust from the Sahara and “mud” rains
According to the connection meteo.gratmospheric circulation associated with the accelerated transition of the barometric minimum will origin godforsaken particulate to beryllium transported sideways Greece. On Saturday morning, particulate concentrations will archetypal summation successful the west, then gradually successful the remainder of the country.
As the time and evening progress, the particulate will displacement and beryllium constricted chiefly to the southern and eastbound areas. By the aboriginal hours of Sunday, May 17dust concentrations successful the south and eastbound should alteration significantly. At the aforesaid time, according to forecasts, particularly accrued concentrations are expected successful the western portion Crete connected Saturday evening.
The operation of particulate and precipitation tin origin “mud” successful the rain: aft them, a diagnostic dusty coating remains connected cars, balconies, windows and street surfaces. Yes, quality again reminds us that a escaped αυτοκίνητο wash from rainfall sometimes works precisely the opposite.
Wind and amended weather
In the bluish and cardinal parts Aegean Sea Southerly winds will stroke strongly connected Saturday 4–6 points connected the Beaufort scale. In the southern portion of the Aegean, the wind will initially beryllium westerly, but successful the greeting it will alteration to south, besides until 4–6 points. IN Ionian Sea The wind will initially beryllium southerly, but successful the day it will alteration to northerly with the aforesaid strength.
From Sunday May 17the winds will statesman to turn to the western and northwestern directions, and the ambiance will gradually wide of dust. This does not mean an contiguous instrumentality to the perfect spring picture, but the main concentrations of Saharan particulate should noticeably weaken.
What to wage attraction to
Residents and visitors to the state should take into relationship reduced visibility, particulate successful the aerial and the anticipation of soiled precipitation. For radical with respiratory problems, allergies and cardiovascular diseases, it is amended to bounds prolonged vulnerability to the street during periods of precocious particulate concentrations, particularly successful the southern and eastbound regions.
Drivers should beryllium cautious during rainfall and thunderstorms, particularly successful western, cardinal and bluish regions where locally aggravated precipitation is possible. In coastal and offshore areas, it is besides worth considering wind increases up to 6 points.
Editorial comment
A caller wave of Saharan particulate shows that particulate from the Sahara is becoming astir a seasonal norm for Greece. The occupation isn’t conscionable soiled cars and cloudy skies: particulate degrades aerial prime and particularly hits radical with chronic illnesses. Therefore, particulate forecasts should beryllium perceived not arsenic exotic weather conditions, but arsenic a wholly applicable warning.
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