Letter to all municipalities in the territory to prevent endangering the homeless due to low temperatures and poor conditions during the period of impending frosts in the coming days, sent on 03/02/2023 to the General Secretariat for Social Solidarity and Combating Poverty of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.

Specifically, it was proposed that each municipality designate indoor heated buildings that would be available for temporary housing for the homeless and available around the clock (or at least 12 noon, in the evening hours, from 8 am). pm to 8 am) on days with particularly low temperatures.

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It is noted that a significant drop in temperature is expected over the weekend, with snowfall even at low altitudes in the eastern and southern parts of the country, including in Attica, according to the latest analysis of forecast data from the National Observatory. Athens / meteo.gr.

The reason for this weather change will be the atmospheric circulation over Europe in the coming days, which will be characterized by the development of a high pressure field that will stretch from northwest Africa to Scandinavia.

In combination with low pressure in eastern and southeastern Europe, this will allow the transfer of cold air masses to the Balkans and to our country.

At the same time, the specific arrangement of atmospheric circulation will be characterized by the movement of microdisturbances in the upper troposphere, from the northeast towards our country, which will contribute to the occurrence of significant snowfalls in the east and south of the country.