Locally strong storms showed up on Tuesday Attica the second day in a row.

According to the dense network of automatic weather stations of the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr, the most precipitation in Attica was 39 mm and was recorded at the weather stations in Gazi and Vari in a period of almost an hour, while over a wider area the Zeus lightning recording system recorded more 2500 lightning strikes. The graph below shows the height of rain recorded by meteorological stations over most of Attica.

The areas most affected by heavy rains were mainly located in the west of the prefecture, in particular in Peristeri, Ano Liosia, as well as in the center of the capital.

Heavy rainfall has caused problems with road flooding in many parts of the basin.

On Tuesday evening, due to the subsidence of the road surface, the movement of vehicles along Tripoleios Street in Keratsini was interrupted from the height of Ippolitou Street to Amazonon Street.

Traffic has been restored in Piraeus, Poseidon and Vouliagmeni.

According to the latest information from the Attica Police Headquarters, vehicles are moving along Piraeus Street as usual.

Recall that earlier, due to the accumulation of water, the police stopped traffic in Piraeus from the height of Petru Ralli towards Piraeus and from the height of Hamosternas Street towards Athens.

In addition, Vouliagmenis and Poseidonos avenues also have regular traffic.

On Vouliagmenis Avenue traffic was stopped from the height of Prigypos Petrou in the direction of Voula, and on Poseidonos Avenue from the height of Crete Square in the direction of Voula.

Wednesday Forecast

phenomena locally it will be intense, mainly in the central and northern regions, with a focus on parts of Central and Eastern Macedonia, Thrace, the North Aegean and possibly the Sporades. storms in the central and northern regions, they are likely to be accompanied by local small hail, and large hail is possible in Thrace and the northeastern part of the Aegean.

OUR temperature there will be a slight drop, mainly in the central and northern continental regions, and will vary, according to the weather service of the National Observatory of Athens, in Western Macedonia from 13 to 25-26 degrees, in the rest of Northern Greece from 14 to 32 degrees. -33, in Epirus from 12 to 28-29 degrees, in Thessaly from 14 to 30-31, in the rest of the mainland from 15 to 30-31 degrees, in the Ionian Islands from 18 to 29-30 and in the Aegean Islands and Crete from 18 to 28-30 degrees Celsius.

Winds on the Aegean sea they will blow from various directions with a force of up to 2-4 Beaufort, except in the most southern regions, where they will blow from the western general directions with a force of up to 4-5 Beaufort. Northwest winds will blow in the Ionian Sea with a force of up to 4-5 on the Beaufort scale.

AT Attica passing clouds, rain and thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon and afternoon hours. The effects are likely to be intense in some places. The wind will blow from various directions with a force of up to 2-3 on the Beaufort scale. The temperature will fluctuate from 25 to 30-31 degrees.

AT Thessaloniki in the midday and afternoon hours, passing cloudiness with rain and thunderstorms is expected. The events will be intense in places. The wind will blow from various directions with a force of up to 2-3 on the Beaufort scale. The temperature will fluctuate from 23 to 29-30 degrees.