As the severe storm ‘Elena’ continues to cause significant disruptions across Greece with heavy rainfall, meteorologists are now warning of a new storm front approaching from Ukraine. This incoming weather system, accompanied by a polar air mass, is expected to bring rain, thunderstorms, and snow starting this weekend.
While the current weather system will gradually ease off, with a brief lull expected on Friday, a new cold wave will arrive over the weekend. This will bring snowfall to the eastern parts of the country, with dense snow predicted across the mountains of Attica. There is a high likelihood that the snow will also reach lower altitudes in the northern areas of the region.
Weather Forecast for Thursday, December 26
On Thursday, heavy rainfall is expected in eastern Thessaly (Magnesia), the Sporades, Evia, eastern Central Greece, mainly the areas of Phthiotis and Boeotia, the Cyclades especially the western and northern islands, Attica, and the eastern Peloponnese.
Strong northeasterly winds, reaching up to 8 and locally 9 Beaufort, will blow in Thrace, the Thracian Sea, the southern parts of Halkidiki, the northeastern Aegean, the Sporades, and Evia.
Snowfall is expected in the mountainous mainland areas, the mountains of Crete, and locally in semi-mountainous regions of central and northern Greece, while heavy snowfall is expected in the mountainous areas of eastern Macedonia and Thrace.
