According to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), the weather will be generally clear across most of the country with unseasonably warm temperatures and African dust remaining in the atmosphere. In western and northern regions, scattered clouds will gradually thicken.

Visibility will be locally limited in the morning in western and northern areas, with fog expected.

Winds will be southerly to southeasterly at 4-6 Beaufort, reaching 7 Beaufort in the Ionian Sea from the afternoon.

Temperatures will rise even further, ranging from 23-25°C in most areas and locally reaching 26-27°C in northern Crete.

Regional Weather Forecast

Macedonia, Thrace

  • Weather: Scattered clouds gradually increasing.
  • Winds: Southerly at 3-5 Beaufort, increasing to 5-6 Beaufort in eastern areas.
  • Temperature: 10-24°C, with minimum temperatures 2-3°C lower in western Macedonia.

Ionian Islands, Epirus, Western Sterea, Western Peloponnese

  • Weather: Scattered clouds gradually thickening.
  • Winds: Southerly at 4-5 Beaufort, increasing to 6 Beaufort in the Ionian and locally reaching 7 Beaufort in the afternoon.
  • Temperature: 12-24°C, locally 25°C. In inland Epirus, minimum temperatures will be 3-4°C lower.

Eastern Sterea, Evia, Eastern Peloponnese

  • Weather: Mostly clear, with scattered clouds in the afternoon.
  • Winds: South-southwesterly at 4-5 Beaufort, locally reaching 6 Beaufort in Euboea.
  • Temperature: 10-23/24°C.

Cyclades, Crete

  • Weather: Mostly clear, with scattered clouds in the Cyclades in the afternoon.
  • Winds: Southerly at 4-5 Beaufort, temporarily reaching 6 Beaufort in western Crete.
  • Temperature: 15-22°C, with northern Crete reaching 26-27°C.

Eastern Aegean Islands, Dodecanese

  • Weather: Mostly clear, with scattered clouds in northern areas in the afternoon.
  • Winds: South-southeasterly at 4-5 Beaufort, locally reaching 6 Beaufort in the eastern Aegean islands.
  • Temperature: 15-24°C.

Thessaly

  • Weather: Mostly clear, with scattered clouds from midday.
  • Winds: Southerly at 4-5 Beaufort, increasing to 6 Beaufort in the Sporades from midday.
  • Temperature: 10-24°C.

Attica

  • Weather: Mostly clear, with scattered clouds in the afternoon.
  • Winds: Variable at 3-4 Beaufort, shifting to southerly at 4-5 Beaufort in the afternoon.
  • Temperature: 14-23/24°C.

Thessaloniki

  • Weather: Mostly clear, with scattered clouds from midday.
  • Winds: Variable at 3-4 Beaufort, shifting to southeasterly at 4-5 Beaufort from midday.
  • Temperature: 12-23°C.

Weekend Weather Outlook: Further Temperature Increase

On Saturday, pull out your bathing suits because temperatures will reach 25-27°C, with northern Crete seeing summerly weather and highs of 28-30°C.

On Sunday, scattered clouds are forecast for the western and northern regions of Greece, which will be more pronounced at times. During midday and afternoon hours, brief local showers may occur in northwestern areas and Macedonia.

The rest of the country will experience mostly scattered clouds with African dust lingering in the air.