His progress continues weather vane “Barbara”and the regions of Attica, Evia, Boeotia, Phthiotis and Magnesia continue to face severe weather events.

For this reason, tomorrow, Wednesday, August 2, the opening hours of shops in the regions of northern Attica and in the state will be adjusted, and some schools will remain closed.

Hurricane Barbara: Which schools will be closed on Wednesday?

Schools in areas of Attica that still have problems with bad weather. Public markets will be open in all municipalities.

The Regional Governor of Attica, G. Patoulis, after consultation with the 66 municipalities of Attica, EMY forecasts and related information from Th. Protection and Education, has decided that primary and secondary education schools in areas still facing problems with bad weather tomorrow will remain closed. As regards the work of kindergartens and school attendance times, the municipalities, as competent authorities, will make relevant announcements.

Details on how Primary and Secondary Schools will operate in all Regional Units (RU) of Attica:

PE EAST ATTICA

Closed in municipalities:

• Oropu
• Dionysus
• Acharnon
• pallini

In the municipality of Marathon: They will be closed in Varnava – Grammatiko and open in Marathon – N. Makri.

Open to municipalities:

• Rafina – Pikermiou
• Peania
• Spaton – Artemis
• Lavreotikis
• Saronic
• Kropias (everything is open. Only the special school of the municipality of Kropias will be closed)
• Markopoulou
• Varis Voulas Vouliagmenis

PE NORTHERN SECTOR OF ATHENS

Closed in municipalities:

• Amarousiou
• Vrilission
• Heraklion
• Kifisia
• Lykovrisis – Pefki
• Transformation
• Nea Ionia
• Pentelis
• Chalandriou
• Psychic
• Filofeyda

Open to municipalities:

• Saint Paraskeva
• Papagu – Cholargu

PE WESTERN ATHENS:

Everything is open (except certain schools of the Municipality of Petroupoli*)

Open to municipalities:

• Agia Varvara
• Anargyron – Kamateru
• Egaleo
• ilium
• Peristeriou
• Chaydariu

In the municipality of Petroupoli, everything will work except for the following schools, which will remain closed:

Kindergarten 1O /2O / 6O / 7O /12O /15O /16O/ 17O /17O APPENDIX / 19O / 20O

Initial 1st/4th/7th/8th/9th

High school 4/6

General Lyceum 3O

PE WESTERN ATTICA:

Closed in municipalities:

• Elefsina
• Mandras – Idylls
• Tribal

Open to municipalities:

• Aspropyrgos
• Megareon

PE ISLANDS:

Closed in the municipality:

• Salamis

Open to municipalities:

• Agistriou
• aegina
• Kythira
• Resource
• Spetson
• Hydra
• Troisinia – Methanon

PE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ATHENS:

Everything is open

• Municipality of Athens
• Municipality of Byronos
• Municipality of Galatsi
• Municipality of Dafni – Imitto
• Municipality of Zografou
• Municipality of Iliupoli
• Municipality of Kaysariani
• Municipality of Philadelphia – Chalcedon

PE PIREUS:

Everything is open

• Municipality of Piraeus
• Municipality of Nice – Agios Ioannis Rentis
• Municipality of Korydallos
• Municipality of Keratsini – Drapetsonas
• Municipality of Perama

PE ATHENS SOUTHERN SECTOR:

Everything is open

• Municipality of Agios Dimitrios
• Municipality of Alimos
• Municipality of Glyfada
• Municipality of Hellinikon – Argyroupoli
• Municipality of Kallithea
• Municipality of Moschatos – Tavros
• Municipality of Nea Smyrni
• Municipality of Paleo Faliro

Rethymnon: schools in the municipalities of Amari and Anoia will remain closed tomorrow

Primary and secondary schools in the municipalities of Amari and Anoia will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday.

The decision was made by the mayors for the safety of the educational community due to adverse weather conditions and low temperatures that continue to prevail in the area. Despite the fact that there are no problems that worry residents other than the cold and the obligation to take safety measures, the municipal authorities of Amari and Anogia urge citizens to be especially careful, avoid movements that are not considered necessary, and also exercise great caution on sections of the road network where slippery due to frost.

According to the decision of the mayor of Gortyna Lefteris Kokolakis, all schools in the municipalities of Agia Varvara and Ruva will be closed on Wednesday due to adverse weather conditions and difficulties with the movement of students and teachers.

By decision of the mayor of the Lassithi Plateau, all primary and secondary schools, as well as the municipal kindergarten, are suspended for life.

Phthiotis

The Municipality of Lamia has announced that schools in both grades will operate as normal on Wednesday starting at 9am and with due attention during morning attendance due to very low temperatures. The same applies to Lamia nurseries and kindergartens.

Schools in both grades in the Ypati area will remain closed due to snow and very low temperatures.

At the same time, primary and secondary schools, as well as kindergartens from the municipality of Lokron, will remain closed.

Euboea

All school divisions, kindergartens and KDAP of the municipality of Chalkis will be closed on Wednesday. Municipal nurseries and kindergartens will also remain closed, as well as the KDAP and KDAP MEA structures of the municipality of Chalkidea.

Schools in the municipality of Eretria will remain closed on Wednesday.

Florina

Florina Mayor Vassilis Giannakis has decided that due to low temperatures, elementary and secondary schools in the municipality of Florina will start their work one hour later tomorrow Wednesday.

Kindergartens will work as usual.

Pelion

The municipality announced the suspension on Wednesday of all primary and secondary schools, as well as the kindergarten of the municipality of South Pelion, due to adverse weather conditions.

Municipality of Kalavryta

Suspension of classes for tomorrow, Wednesday, in all primary and secondary educational institutions under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Kalavryta, as well as the closure of the municipal kindergarten of Kalavryta for the same period of time due to adverse weather events. (snowfall, general frost in the morning), which prevail on the periphery of the municipality, decided the mayor Athanasios Papadopoulos.

Bad weather “Barbarians”: What is true for stores

The General Secretariat of Trade and Consumer Protection of the Ministry of Development and Investment informs consumers that on Wednesday in the municipality of Thebes, as well as in all of northern, northwestern and northeastern Attica, including the northern suburbs of Athens, especially Fili, Ano Liosia, Petroupoli, Metamorfosi, Agios Stefanos, Kryoneri, Onyxis, Stamata, Drosia, Kifisia, Nea Eritrea, Ekali, Tracomakedon, Likovrisi, Kefalari, Agia Paraskevi, Acharnes, Maroussi, Penteli, Nea Eritrea, Varibombi, Tatoi, Pefki, Heraklion, Cholargo, Olympic village, Papagu, Philothei, Psychiko, Vrilissia, Chalandri, Metamorfosi, Nea Ionia, Melissia, Anthousa, Geraka, Peania, Pallini, Glyka Nera, Spata, Koropi, Markopoulo and Pikermi. to work from 11:00 due to frost. Pharmacies and gas stations are excluded from the above stores.

At the same time, the transport and sale of goods through delivery or courier services will be prohibited in the same areas, as well as in the regional subdivisions of Magnesia, Phthiotis, Boeotia, Evia and Sporades until 11.00.

Residents of the above areas are asked to exercise special care and avoid unnecessary movement until the end of the wave of bad weather.

When will public services open?

Utilities will also operate from 10:00 on Wednesday due to the weather phenomenon “Barbara”.

Employees will work as usual at their headquarters. The decision specifically concerns the region of Attica and the regional units of Boeotia, Evia, Eurytania and Phthiotis of the region of Central Greece.

As noted in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in order to avoid the suffering of citizens, it is specified that any appointments in civil services scheduled for tomorrow until 10:00 will not be made.

It should be noted that the above does not apply to employees whose duties are directly related to the fight against adverse weather conditions. The leaders of the frontline services to which they organically belong, in particular the competent heads of first and second degree local governments, nursing institutions, etc., are authorized to instruct these employees.

Bad weather “Barbarian”: New wave of snowfall

Short-term snowfalls that occur from Tuesday morning hours, according to forecast data from the National Observatory of Athens / Meteo.gr, from Tuesday evening hours and especially from Wednesday midnight, in the lowlands of Magnesia will intensify. , eastern Central Greece (Phthiotis, Boeotia and Attica), Evia and the northeastern Peloponnese, which gives new snow heights in these areas.

The map below shows the new estimated snow depth for Attica, Evia and the rest of the eastern mainland, as well as part of the northeastern Peloponnese, calculated from the numerical weather prediction model of the National Observatory of Athens / Meteo.gr. , for two days Tuesday and Wednesday. It should be noted that new snow depth estimates will be added in areas where there is already snow.

Analytically:

In some low-lying areas of Attica, new snow depths are estimated at up to 10 cm, and at higher altitudes, snow depths of up to 20-30 cm are expected. In the Attica Basin, snow is expected mainly in the northernmost parts, but less than 5 centimeters of snow is estimated to fall. The possibility of limited snowfall also exists in the southeastern parts of the county.

In the north of Evia and Magnesia, where the highest snow heights are expected, mainly in the highlands and semi-mountains, up to 20-40 cm of snow can be seen, with snow expected in areas with lower heights.

In the rest of eastern Sterea, the heaviest snowfalls are expected in parts of Boeotia, where up to 20-30 cm of snow is expected in the lowlands, and 10-20 cm of snow is expected in the easternmost parts of Phthiotis. The most significant snow heights are expected mainly in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas.

It should be noted that accurate forecasting of the spatiotemporal determination of heavy snowfalls is not always easy, and constant study of the latest forecast data is required.