Weather: Winds ease, anticyclone breaks, first rains arrive

The upwind volition beryllium mostly wide implicit the adjacent fewer days with temperatures not exceeding 30 degrees Celsius and winds blowing beneath 6 Beaufort, nevertheless towards the extremity of the week the country volition statesman to change, with meteorologists talking astir an extremity to the prolonged drought.

“The anticyclone is collapsing and the archetypal rains are coming…,” Giorgos Tsatrafyllias said successful a post.

According to the meteorologist, “The latest forecast information connected the much-needed rains successful our state are optimistic. Specifically, the atmospheric upland ( anticyclone ) implicit our portion seems to illness adjacent play and pave the mode for rainfall systems. However, until then, we volition bask plentifulness of sunshine, winds volition gradually weaken (further strengthening from Friday 26/9) and temperatures volition transcend 30 degrees successful lowland areas.

Sakis Arnaoutoglou besides spoke of a rainy scene, done a caller forecast helium made connected his YouTube transmission for the upwind inclination for the week ahead.

As the upwind forecaster pointed out, successful presumption of rainfall some successful our state and successful the remainder of Europe, things person already changed. With wide sunshine, the upwind volition tally until Thursday, erstwhile the scenery volition dilatory commencement to change, with clouds successful respective areas of the country.

On Monday, winds are expected to weaken, but from Thursday, a strengthening is expected successful the Aegean Sea, Arnaoutoglou said. The somesthesia volition not amusement overmuch change, with values ranging from 28 to 30 degrees Celsius. From the midday hours of Thursday determination is simply a anticipation of rain, portion from September 27-28, the rains affecting Western Europe are expected to scope our country, focusing connected the western, central, and bluish parts of Greece.

Increased northerly winds are blowing connected Sunday, 21/09, successful the Aegean and eastbound continental areas. According to the web of automatic upwind stations of the National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr, the maximum upwind gust was recorded astatine the upwind presumption astatine the apical of Penteli astatine 127 km/h.

The array beneath shows the 8 stations with the highest upwind gusts.

Lower than 5 degrees Celsius yesterday successful Kozani and Nefrokopi

Locally debased minimum temperatures were recorded successful the northbound successful the greeting hours of Sunday, 21/09, chiefly successful parts of Macedonia. According to the web of automatic upwind stations of the National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr, the lowest minimum somesthesia was recorded astatine the upwind presumption successful Neapoli, Kozani with 4.3˚C.

The array beneath shows the 8 stations with the lowest minimum temperatures.

THE WEATHER TODAY

Clear upwind with section clouds is expected. Possibility of locally airy showers successful the greeting hours successful parts of Evia.

The somesthesia volition scope successful Western Macedonia from 7 to 26-27 degrees Celsius, successful the remainder of Macedonia and Thrace from 7 to 29-30 degrees Celsius, successful Thessaly from 9 to 29 degrees Celsius, successful Epirus from 9 to 30 degrees Celsius, successful the remainder of the mainland from 7 to 28-30 degrees Celsius, successful the Ionian Islands from 16 to 27 degrees Celsius, successful the Aegean islands and successful Crete from 14 to 28-29 degrees Celsius.

The winds successful the Aegean volition stroke from the northbound successful wide directions with intensities up to 4-5 Beaufort and locally up to 6 Beaufort. In the Ionian Sea, winds volition stroke from assorted directions with intensities up to 2-3 Beaufort.

In Attica, wide upwind is expected. Winds volition stroke from the northbound successful wide directions with intensities up to 4-5 Beaufort. The somesthesia volition scope from 19 to 28-29 degrees Celsius.

In Thessaloniki, the upwind is expected to beryllium clear. The winds volition stroke from assorted directions with intensities up to 2-3 Beaufort. The somesthesia volition scope from 20 to 26-27 degrees Celsius.

TOMORROW Tuesday 23-09-2025

Generally wide upwind with a fewer occasional clouds successful the midday – day hours successful the westbound and Crete.

Winds successful the westbound volition beryllium adaptable and light, and from the day onwards volition stroke from the westbound northwest astatine 3 to 4 Beaufort. In the east, winds volition stroke from the northbound 3 to 4 and successful the Aegean Sea locally up to 5 Beaufort.

The somesthesia volition not alteration importantly and volition scope successful astir areas 28 to 30 and locally 31 degrees Celsius, portion successful the Cyclades and Crete it volition not transcend 27 degrees Celsius.

WEDNESDAY 24-09-2025

Generally wide upwind with a fewer occasional clouds successful the midday – day hours successful the occidental continental highlands. Visibility successful the greeting hours volition beryllium locally constricted chiefly successful the west.

Winds volition stroke north-northwest 3 to 5 Beaufort.

The somesthesia volition not alteration significantly.

THURSDAY 25-09-2025

Initially, mostly wide weather. From the midday hours successful the bluish mainland and successful the day successful the remainder of the continental highlands, clouds volition make and section rainfall and perchance successful the mountains of Macedonia, isolated thunderstorms volition occur. Visibility successful the greeting hours volition beryllium locally constricted successful the west.

Winds volition stroke from the northbound 3 to 5 Beaufort, successful the Aegean Sea 6 and gradually up to 7 Beaufort.

The somesthesia volition driblet slightly, chiefly successful the north.

FRIDAY 26-09-2025

In the eastbound mainland, Evia, the Cyclades and Crete are cloudy with a accidental of local rain until the afternoon. In the remainder of the country, the upwind volition beryllium astir clear, but from midday successful the westbound clouds volition interruption up and successful the afternoon, determination volition beryllium section showers oregon rain.

The winds volition stroke from the northbound successful the westbound 3 to 4 Beaufort, successful the eastbound 4 to 6 and successful the Aegean Sea 6 to 7 Beaufort.

The somesthesia volition driblet somewhat further, chiefly successful the east.