Traffic from ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrioin connection with the release of excursions for their three days Clean Monday.

Today, 12 ship departures are planned from the port of Piraeus, 6 from Rafina, 6 from Lavrio, and 14 regular ship routes and 12 catamarans will operate to the Argosaronic Islands.

According to current data, at least 6036 ticket bookings are scheduled from the port of Piraeus for this Friday, 1907 for Saturday and 1567 for Sunday.

Passengers who intend to travel today should be at the ship’s departure pier earlier due to increased traffic on perimeter roads, while the harbor hull will be put on high alert to facilitate excursions.

Weather during the three days of Maundy Monday: southerly winds favorable for kite flying and high temperatures.

Atmospheric circulation in the Mediterranean is expected to transport hot gaseous masses and African dust into our country during the three days of Clean Monday, according to forecast data from the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr.

However, on Clean Monday, winds in the Ionian and Continental areas are expected to ease and be favorable for steady kite flying.

In more detail, the main characteristics of the weather for three days will be:

• Strengthening of the south winds, the strength of which on Sunday in the Aegean Sea will locally reach 8 points on the Beaufort scale.
• Temperatures are high for the season, especially on Sunday and Maundy Monday. Air masses over our country will be 7-10 degrees warmer than seasonal values.
• Increased concentrations of African dust, especially in the first two kilometers of the atmosphere.
• At the same time, there will be no shortage of local rains, which on Sunday will affect areas of Western and Northern Greece, and on Clean Monday will be limited to the northeast of the country.

^{With information from APE-MPE}