Sahara dust and muddy rain on Wednesday of Easter – temperatures up to 23°C, forecast by Tsatrafyllias for ProtoThema

Today, Wednesday, the state continues to beryllium affected by elevated concentrations of African dust, according to ProtoThema meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafyllias.

Western Greece volition beryllium chiefly affected, and gradually the Aegean islands arsenic well. The particulate transport from the Sahara is expected to statesman weakening from Friday.

Despite the dust, mostly just upwind conditions are expected connected onshore and astatine oversea today, making the instrumentality of vacation travelers easier.

More specifically, according to Tsatrafyllias, unreality screen volition prevail successful astir regions. From the greeting hours, cardinal and bluish Greece volition acquisition airy muddy rain.

Maximum temperatures volition scope 22–23°C successful cardinal Greece and Crete, astir 16°C successful bluish Greece, and 19–20°C successful the remainder of the country. At night, temperatures volition not transcend 11°C successful the eastbound mainland and 15–16°C successful the islands and occidental Greece.

Winds successful the Ionian Sea volition stroke from the southeast astatine up to 6 Beaufort, portion successful the Aegean they volition beryllium northeasterly astatine up to 5 Beaufort, gradually turning to northerly winds everywhere.

In Attica, nary rainfall is expected, lone unreality screen and dust. Winds volition stroke from the northeast, reaching up to 5 Beaufort successful the Euboean Gulf and 4 Beaufort successful the Saronic Gulf. Temperatures volition scope from 11°C to 21°C.

In Thessaloniki, light showers are expected until midday. Winds volition beryllium astir calm successful the Thermaic Gulf, with temperatures ranging from 9°C to 16°C.

On Thursday and chiefly Friday, the particulate volition statesman to retreat. Northerly winds volition prevail everywhere, portion rainfall volition beryllium constricted and scattered.

Finally, connected Saturday and Sunday, isolated from a driblet successful temperature, determination volition besides beryllium day instability, chiefly successful mountainous areas. Northerly winds volition besides weaken.