For the next few days, we can expect stable weather, with African dust and temperatures in the 30s returning on Friday.
As noted by Thodoros Kolydas, a former director of the National Weather Service and meteorologist for the Star, the unsettled conditions on the mainland will be due to successive disturbances in the upper atmosphere combined with cold air masses at 500 hPa. While the subtropical airstorm is shifting southward, it is currently affecting the coast of North Africa. However, it will move northward by Friday, bringing dust and rising temperatures, particularly in the southern regions.
Kolydas also reports that a low-pressure system moving in from the coast of Africa and the Central Mediterranean will influence the weather from Thursday through Friday.
Giorgos Tsatrafyllias predicts that African dust will return starting Friday, mainly impacting central and southern Greece, with heat primarily affecting the southernmost areas. Northern Crete may see temperatures exceeding 32-33 degrees.
Over 4,000 Power Outages Reported Yesterday on the Mainland
On Tuesday, May 13, thunderstorms primarily affected the mainland, accompanied by significant electrical activity. The Meteosat-12 meteorological satellite’s Lightning Imager recorded 4,072 electrical discharges between midnight and 7:00 PM GMT, which includes cloud-to-ground, cloud-to-cloud, and cloud-to-air discharges.
Today’s Weather
Today, expect local showers and possibly sporadic thunderstorms in central, eastern, and northern Greece, as well as the Sporades. By midday, unstable weather will persist in the continental regions, with local showers and occasional thunderstorms, especially in mountainous areas.
Temperatures will range from 5 to 19 degrees Celsius in Western Macedonia, 8 to 21-22 degrees Celsius in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace, 11 to 22-24 degrees Celsius in Thessaly, 12 to 24-25 degrees Celsius in Epirus, and 12 to 24-26 degrees Celsius in the rest of the mainland. The Ionian Islands will see temperatures from 14 to 25 degrees Celsius, while the Aegean Islands and Crete will range from 13 to 22-24 degrees Celsius.
Expect temperatures to range from 13 to 22 degrees Celsius in southeastern Greece. Winds in the Aegean will come from the northwest at 4-5 Beaufort, possibly reaching 6 Beaufort locally in southern waters. In Kastelorizo, westerly winds will be at 6-7 Beaufort, while the Ionian Sea will experience westerly winds at 3-4 Beaufort.
In Attica, intermittent clouds are expected, with light rain possible early in the morning and after noon. Winds will come from the north, ranging from 2 to 4 Beaufort, with temperatures between 17 and 25 degrees Celsius.
In Thessaloniki, light rain is likely until dawn and again after noon. Winds will blow from the south-southeast at 2-4 Beaufort, with temperatures ranging from 13 to 20 degrees Celsius.
Weather Outlook for Thursday (May 15)
Expect thin clouds that will cloud over quickly in the west, with local showers by afternoon in the Ionian Sea and inland, particularly in mountainous areas. Sporadic thunderstorms will occur in the west by evening, extending to the eastern mainland, Euboea, the Cyclades, and Crete overnight.
Winds in the west will shift east-southeast at 3-5 Beaufort, increasing to 6 Beaufort in the Ionian Sea by afternoon. In the southeastern Aegean, winds will begin at 5-6 Beaufort, easing later, while the rest of the country sees northern winds of 3-5 Beaufort transitioning to southeastern winds at similar strengths.
Temperatures will rise slightly, reaching 20-22 degrees Celsius in the north and 23-25 degrees Celsius in other regions.
Weather Forecast for Friday (May 16)
In the northern Ionian Sea and central and northern mainland, expect increasing clouds with rain and sporadic thunderstorms, particularly in the northwest. Other areas will see thin, occasionally denser clouds with occasional localized rain and possible isolated thunderstorms.
Winds will be from the east-southeast at 4-6 Beaufort, and locally 7 Beaufort at sea, gradually shifting to the south in central and southern regions at the same intensity.
Temperatures will dip slightly in the north, while rising slightly in the south.
Weather on Saturday (May 17)
In the Ionian, western, and northern mainland, expect clouds with showers and occasional thunderstorms, possibly severe in some areas, tapering off by afternoon. The rest of the country will see thin clouds, occasionally dense, particularly in the eastern mainland and northern Aegean, with local rain and possible isolated thunderstorms.
Winds in the west, central, and northern regions will be from the west-northwest at 4-5 Beaufort, while the remaining areas will have winds from the south at 5-6 Beaufort, occasionally reaching 7 Beaufort locally.
Temperatures will remain stable.
Weather for Sunday (May 18)
Conditions will be generally clear, although clouds may develop in northern mountain areas, leading to the possibility of local rain during midday and afternoon.
Winds will be from the west-northwest at 3-5 Beaufort, and locally 6 Beaufort in the south.
Temperatures will remain stable.
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