Availability “cold lake” in the upper atmosphere, which in recent days has been moving in the Balkan region at an altitude of about 5500 meters above sea level, is responsible for weather instability in our countrycausing local severe storms and hailmostly in the continental part.

According to his latest forecast National Observatory of Athens/Meteo.grthe cold lake will move south and end up in the upper atmosphere of our country on Sunday, thus continuing the fourth day in a row of weather instability.

Due to the location of the cold lake, in addition to the mainland areas, phenomena are expected to occur in island areas, where, due to the summer vacation period, special attention should be paid to marine activities, since rains and local storms will be temporarily accompanied by strong winds (burinia) mainly on Middle Ionian, Sporades and the islands of the North Aegean.

More details are expected today. initially local rains or storms in Ionia, Epirus, Macedonia and Thessalywhich will gradually spread to other continents, as well as to Euboea and in islands of the North Aegean.

Phenomena can be strong in places and be accompanied by hail during midday and afternoon hours in continental areas, before noon in the Middle Ionian Sea, and mainly in the evening hours in the northeast Aegean Sea.

In the afternoon, the phenomena will gradually cease from the west in most of the mainland, but will continue locally in the regions of East Thessaly, Evia, Sporades, the northeast of the Aegean Sea and Thrace.

Finally, according to the meteorological service, despite the improvement in fire and meteorological indicators, special attention should be paid to continental regions where phenomena will manifest themselves, since intense electrical activity will be observed, as a result of which there will be a risk of forest fires from lightning. strikes.