Weather: The advance of bad weather “Emil” begins – Which areas will “drown”

“The passage of the storms may be short in time, nevertheless it will show great intensity which means that during this passage it is possible to manifest a large volume of water in a short period of time accompanied by stormy winds, hail and also strong electrical activity. The forecast data wants Attica and Thessaloniki to be affected by Friday, with an emphasis on its sea and coastal areas, while by Friday evening this storm zone will have reached the eastern Aegean and the north-eastern parts of our country, at which point it will we are talking about improving weather further west. On Saturday this whole system, although it will have moved away, will leave instability behind with the weather appearing temporarily improved on Sunday”, says Mr. Marousakis.

Today is Thursday

Rain and high temperatures for the season are expected today, while the winds on the seas will reach 7 Beaufort.

In more detail, initially clouds with local rains are expected, mainly in the mountains of Central and Western Macedonia, Thessaly, Central and Eastern Sterea and Eastern Peloponnese. From the first evening hours, however, rainfall will also occur in the Ionian, in Epirus in the Western Mainland and in the Western Peloponnese, while especially in the Ionian there will be storms and possibly hailstorms. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively high.

The temperature in Western Macedonia will range from 5 to 14 degrees Celsius, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 5 to 19, in Thessaly from 10 to 20, in Epirus from 10 to 22, in Sterea from 11 to 20, in the Peloponnese from 11 to 23 in the Ionian Islands from 14 to 19, in the Northern and Eastern Aegean Islands from 7 to 20, in the Cyclades and Dodecanese from 13 to 19 and in Crete from 13 to 21 degrees Celsius.

Winds in the North Aegean will blow from eastern directions 3 to 5 Beaufort. In the Central and South Aegean the winds will blow from east to southeast directions 5 to 7 Beaufort. In the Ionian the winds will blow from southeast directions 5 to 7 Beaufort.

Attica

Clouds are expected in Attica with the possibility of temporary, light rains in places. Winds will be east to southeast 5 to 5 Beaufort. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively high. The temperature in the center of Athens will range from 14 to 20 degrees Celsius.

Thessaloniki

In the prefecture of Thessaloniki, clouds are expected with the possibility of temporary, light rains in places. Winds will blow from easterly directions at 2 to 4 Beaufort. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively high. The temperature in the center of Thessaloniki will range from 11 to 19 degrees Celsius.