Weather: Rain and thunderstorms today, significant temperature drop after Holy Thursday

Rain and section thunderstorms are expected successful galore parts of Greece connected Saturday, portion forecasts bespeak a driblet successful somesthesia aft Holy Thursday. Mild to mean instability is besides expected astir Easter.

According to forecasts, rainfall and section storms volition impact galore areas of the state today, chiefly Western Greece, the Peloponnese, the Cyclades, Crete, and parts of the Eastern Aegean. Notable rainfall is besides expected successful respective mainland regions. Winds volition beryllium mean successful the Ionian and Aegean seas, portion temperatures volition rise.

Meteorologist Thodoris Kolydas notes that, based connected forecast information for Athens, the likelihood of a somesthesia driblet increases aft Holy Thursday, portion rainfall toward the extremity of Holy Week and connected Easter Sunday presently shows lone mean indications. Between April 10 and 12, a colder inclination is expected, with temperatures dropping from 22–23°C to astir 3–4°C. The play from Good Friday to Holy Saturday shows the highest probability (around 70–80%) for a somesthesia drop, with little certainty astir however agelong the colder conditions volition persist into Easter Sunday.

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Instability and section phenomena for Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday

For Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, the chances of section upwind phenomena and instability stay limited. The probability for Holy Saturday is astir 30–40%, portion for Easter Sunday it ranges betwixt 25–35%, with greater uncertainty. Kolydas suggests limiting forecasts to Holy Thursday, arsenic uncertainty increases further ahead.

The wide decision is that the main inclination points to cooler conditions aft Holy Thursday, with constricted instability for Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. Forecasts volition proceed to beryllium updated, but for present the awesome suggests rain, section instability, and little temperatures adjacent week.

77 mm of rainfall recorded yesterday successful Samaria Gorge, Crete

Rain and section storms occurred connected Friday, chiefly successful occidental and eastbound parts of the country.

According to the web of automatic upwind stations of the National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr, the highest rainfall totals were recorded successful the Peloponnese, Western Crete, Thrace, and the islands of the Central and Eastern Aegean, arsenic shown successful the rainfall organisation map.

The highest rainfall recorded by 19:40 (Greek time) connected 03/04/2026 was successful Samaria Gorge successful Crete, with 77.2 mm.

Today’s weather

In the aboriginal greeting hours, rainfall and section storms are expected successful Western Greece, confederate Peloponnese, occidental Crete, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese, and islands of the Northeastern Aegean. By midday, the phenomena volition widen to the remainder of Crete, the Peloponnese, and parts of mainland Greece, chiefly mountainous areas. Conditions volition gradually amended successful the evening.

There is an accrued likelihood of section hail during midday hours successful Western Greece and mountainous mainland areas of cardinal and bluish Greece. The phenomena whitethorn beryllium locally intense. Small concentrations of particulate are expected successful bluish and cardinal parts of the country.

Temperatures volition range:

• Western Macedonia: 3–15°C
• Rest of Macedonia & Thrace: 5–20°C
• Epirus: 3–18°C
• Central mainland: 4–16°C
• Peloponnese: 3–18°C
• Crete: 7–12°C
• Ionian Islands: 9–19°C
• Northern & Northeastern Aegean islands: 10–16°C
• Other Aegean islands: 10–18°C

Winds successful the confederate Aegean volition beryllium westerly astatine 3–4 Beaufort. In the bluish Aegean, winds volition commencement northeasterly successful the greeting and crook northerly to northwesterly later, astatine 4–5 Beaufort, weakening successful the evening. In the Ionian, winds volition beryllium airy (2–3 Beaufort), chiefly from occidental and northwestern directions.

In Attica, clouds with section rainfall are expected, chiefly successful confederate areas during midday and afternoon. Winds volition beryllium airy (2–3 Beaufort), mostly from bluish and northwestern directions. Temperatures volition scope from 7 to 18°C.

In Thessaloniki, sizeable cloudiness is expected, with a accidental of airy rainfall successful the afternoon. Winds volition beryllium airy (2–3 Beaufort), from bluish to northwestern directions. Temperatures volition scope from 7 to 20°C.

Weather connected Sunday (05-04-2026)

In Thessaly, the Sporades, eastbound Central Greece, Evia, occidental and confederate Peloponnese, and confederate land regions: accrued cloudiness with section rainfall and isolated storms, gradually constricted to Crete aft the afternoon. Elsewhere, mostly just upwind with immoderate day unreality build-up and section showers oregon storms inland.

Winds volition beryllium northerly: 3–5 Beaufort successful the west, 4–6 successful the east, and locally up to 7 successful the Aegean.
Temperatures volition emergence slightly, reaching 17–19°C successful astir areas and up to 20–21°C locally successful the westbound and north.

Weather connected Holy Monday (06-04-2026)

Clouds with section rainfall and isolated storms successful the Cyclades, Crete, and perchance the Dodecanese, with speedy betterment (especially successful the Cyclades). Elsewhere, mostly just with immoderate day showers chiefly successful the west.

Winds: northerly 3–5 Beaufort (west), 4–5 (east), up to 6–7 successful the Aegean.
Temperatures volition emergence somewhat further, chiefly successful occidental and bluish regions.

Weather connected Holy Tuesday (07-04-2026)

In the Dodecanese and Crete: occasional cloudiness with section rainfall and imaginable isolated storms. Elsewhere: mostly wide with immoderate impermanent day clouds inland.

Winds: northerly 3–5 Beaufort.
Temperatures volition increase.

Weather connected Holy Wednesday (08-04-2026)

Initially just crossed the country. From midday, unreality improvement successful the northeast with airy section rainfall successful Thrace, cardinal and eastbound Macedonia, gradually extending to eastbound Thessaly and the bluish Aegean. Visibility whitethorn beryllium locally reduced successful occidental areas during greeting and evening.

Winds: northerly 3–5 Beaufort.
Temperatures volition driblet somewhat successful the northeast but stay comparatively precocious for the play elsewhere.