Warm temperatures and muddy rain are expected in several regions of Greece on Thursday, with temperatures climbing up to unseasonable highs of 24°C in Attica and 28°C in Crete.

The African dust is fortunately expected to subside by the afternoon, but don’t hold your breath for the perfect beach day, because bad weather is on its way. Rainy weather will dominate the coming days in several parts of the country.

Today, Thursday, unstable weather is expected mainly in the Ionian Sea, the western and northern Aegean, with intermittent muddy rain and temperatures reaching 24°C. In Crete, the heat will be more intense, with highs of up to 28°C.

In Attica, cloudy skies with light muddy rain expected around midday, mostly in the western and northern areas. Temperatures will range from 14–24°C. In Thessaloniki, thunderstorms are expected in the evening, with highs up to 21°C.

Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) Forecast – Thursday 27/3

Heavy local rain and thunderstorms are expected in the Ionian, Epirus, and western Central Greece until midday, in Thessaly in the afternoon, and in Central Macedonia later in the day.

Across the country, skies will be mostly cloudy with local rain. Thunderstorms are expected in most parts of the mainland, especially in the west and north, where they may be intense.

African dust transport will continue in the east and south. Visibility may be locally limited, with the possibility of fog in the early morning and evening in inland areas.

Winds: Initially southeast at 3–5 Beaufort, locally 6–7 Beaufort at sea. Later in the Ionian and inland areas, winds will shift to westerly at 3–5 Beaufort, up to 6 Beaufort in the south.

Temperature: Slight drop, especially in the west. Highs will reach 20–22°C in most areas and up to 26°C in northern Crete.

Weather Outlook for Friday

Tomorrow, Friday, rain will return to the Ionian, the mainland, and the eastern and northern Aegean. This pattern will continue through Saturday and Sunday, with heavy rain expected in eastern and southern Greece, and temperatures dropping. Forecasters anticipate that Greece will transition to autumn-like conditions into the first days of April.

Regional Forecasts

ATTICA
Cloudy at times with local rain expected from midday; isolated short-duration storms possible in the afternoon.
Winds: E/SE 3–5 Beaufort, shifting to W up to 4 Beaufort at night.
Temperature: 12–20°C.

THESSALONIKI
Partly cloudy with local rain, turning to scattered thunderstorms from the afternoon.
Evening storms may be intense in places.
Winds: E/SE 2–4 Beaufort.
Temperature: 10–18°C.

MACEDONIA, THRACE
Thrace: Partly cloudy with light local rain.
Macedonia: Increasing cloudiness with local rain spreading eastward; scattered thunderstorms from the afternoon, some of which may be intense in Central Macedonia.
Winds: E/SE 3–4, up to 5 Beaufort at sea; W 3–4 Beaufort in the west by evening.
Temperature: 10–22°C (2–3°C lower in Macedonia).

IONIAN ISLANDS, EPIRUS, WESTERN GREECE, WESTERN PELOPONNESE
Heavy clouds with local rain and scattered thunderstorms starting in the north and spreading south.
Heavy storms in Ionian, Epirus, and Western Central Greece until midday.
Winds: SE 3–5 Beaufort, shifting to W from midday.
Temperature: 10–18°C, up to 20°C in the south (3–4°C lower inland in Epirus).

EASTERN GREECE, EUBOEA, EASTERN PELOPONNESE
Cloudy with local rain starting late morning; isolated brief storms possible in Eastern Central Greece and Euboea in the evening.
Winds: E/SE 3–5 Beaufort, W later in the day at 3–6 Beaufort.
Temperature: 12–21°C.

CYCLADES, CRETE
Increasing clouds with local rain from the afternoon.
Winds: SE 4–6 Beaufort, briefly up to 7 in eastern Cyclades. Turning W later at 4–6 Beaufort.
Temperature: 15–21°C, up to 26°C in Crete.

EASTERN AEGEAN ISLANDS, DODECANESE
Cloudy with passing showers.
Winds: SE 4–6 Beaufort, up to 7 Beaufort in the Dodecanese in the morning.
Temperature: 15–23°C.

THESSALY
Cloudy with local rain and scattered afternoon thunderstorms, some possibly intense.
Winds: Variable 3–4 Beaufort; SE 4–6 Beaufort in the Sporades.
Temperature: 10–20°C.