Sporadic rains and storms are expected on Good Friday, according to the latest forecast data from the National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr.

The phenomena will affect the northern part of the Ionian Sea, the northwestern mainland and possibly parts of Thrace in the morning, and by noon they will spread to the rest of the northern and western continents and the Ionian Sea.

Temperatures will reach relatively high levels for the season, namely 24-26 degrees Celsius in Thessaly and Sterea, 20-24. ^OC in the rest of the mainland and insular territories and 25-27 ^OC in Crete. Especially in Northern Crete the temperature will reach 27-29 in some places. ^OWITH.

Atmospheric dust concentrations will be relatively high, but increased concentrations will be limited to the eastern parts of the country from noon.

Finally, southerly winds of force 4-6 will prevail in the Aegean Sea, and in places 5-7 on the Beaufort scale, and in the Ionian Sea, initially southerly winds of force 4-6 on the Beaufort scale will change from noon to westerly winds of force 3-5 points on the Beaufort scale. Map 2 shows areas where winds will exceed Beaufort 6 (orange shading) and the prevailing wind direction.

Detailed forecast for today

From the morning in the North Ionian Sea, in the northwest of the mainland and possibly in some parts of Thrace, sporadic rains and storms are expected. By noon, the phenomena will spread to the rest of the northern and western continents and the Ionian Sea.

In the rest of the country, short-term clouds are expected. Atmospheric dust concentrations will be relatively high, but increased concentrations will be limited to the eastern parts of the country from noon.

OUR temperature in Western Macedonia it will range from 4 to 18 degrees Celsius, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 8 to 22, in Thessaly from 9 to 26, in Epirus from 9 to 20, in Sterea from 8 to 25, in the Peloponnese from 6 up to 24, in the Ionian Islands from 12 to 20, in the northern and eastern islands of the Aegean from 10 to 20, in the Cyclades from 12 to 21, in the Dodecanese from 10 to 20 and in Crete from 10 to 27 and locally in the north up to 29 degrees Celsius.

winds in the Aegean Sea they will blow from southerly directions from 4 to 6 and in places up to 7 on the Beaufort scale. In the Ionian Sea, winds will initially blow southerly at 4 to 6 Beaufort, but will turn to the westerly at 3 to 5 Beaufort from noon.

IN Attica thin clouds are expected, which will alternate with long periods of sunshine. The wind will blow from the south with a force of 2 to 4 Beaufort, during the day and during the day temporarily with a force of 4 to 6 Beaufort. The concentration of dust in the atmosphere will be relatively high. The temperature in the center of Athens will range from 12 to 21 degrees Celsius.

Able Thessaloniki cloudy skies are expected, interspersed with sunny spells, with local rain possible during the day and afternoon. The wind will blow in an alternating direction between 2 and 4 Beaufort, but will temporarily become southerly between 3 and 5 Beaufort during the day and afternoon. The concentration of dust in the atmosphere will be relatively high. The temperature in the center of Thessaloniki will range from 12 to 22 degrees Celsius.

Forecast for Holy Saturday

In eastern Macedonia, Thrace and on the islands of the northeast Aegean, clouds with local rain and scattered thunderstorms with a gradual decline in eastern Macedonia, Thrace from noon. In the rest of the country, rare cloudiness, thicker in places, short-term rains are possible in the west and south. In the morning, visibility will be locally limited, mainly to the west, with fog likely to form in places.

The wind will blow westerly from 3 to 5 on the Beaufort scale. In the east-west-southwest from 4 to 6 points with rapid weakening, and in the east of the Aegean south from 6 to 7 points on the Beaufort scale.

The air temperature will drop in the west, in the center and in the north and will be 17-18 degrees Celsius in the northern continental regions, and 20-21 degrees Celsius in the rest of the continental and insular regions.

Easter Sunday Forecast

In eastern Macedonia, Thrace, the islands of the northeast Aegean and the Dodecanese, clouds with local rain and sporadic storms will gradually improve from noon to the east. The rest of the country has a few clouds that will gradually thicken from the west from the morning hours, and there will be local rains and sporadic storms in Ionia, Epirus, western Sterea, Thessaly, western and central Macedonia. Light snow is expected in the northern continental highlands.

Winds will be south-southwesterly from 3 to 5 and gradually to Ionic 6 and temporary 7 on the Beaufort scale.

The temperature will not noticeably change.