Localized showers and thunderstorms are expected Greece on Friday, with generally unstable weather forecast across the country.

Northern Regions and the Aegean

Cloud cover will bring rain, particularly in the eastern Aegean islands, Crete, and the Dodecanese, where sporadic thunderstorms will develop.

Western and southern Crete are on the look-out for severe weather conditions until Saturday morning.

Elsewhere, there will be variable clouds with occasional showers, mainly in the afternoon, according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), and visibility will be locally limited in mainland areas during the morning and evening hours.

Winds

In the west of Greece, winds will be light and variable, later turning northwesterly at 3-4 Beaufort in the Ionian and up to 5 Beaufort in the south.

Meanwhile winds in the east will be initially from southern directions at 4-5 Beaufort, locally reaching 6, before shifting northward at 3-4 Beaufort in the afternoon.

Temperature

No significant change is expected, with highs reaching 15-17°C across most of the country and up to 18°C in the southern mainland.

Regional Forecast

Macedonia & Thrace

  • Weather: Unstable, with localized showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, mainly in coastal areas and later in mountainous regions.
  • Winds: East-southeast at 3-4 Beaufort, turning northeast at 3-5 Beaufort in Thrace.
  • Temperature: 5°C to 13-15°C.

Ionian Islands, Epirus, Western Central Greece, Western Peloponnese

  • Weather: Unstable with localized showers and isolated thunderstorms until the afternoon. Light snowfall is expected in the mountains of Epirus.
  • Winds: Northwesterly at 3-4 Beaufort, temporarily reaching 5 Beaufort in the Ionian before weakening in the afternoon.
  • Temperature: 7°C to 17-18°C, with 2-3°C lower temperatures in Epirus’ interior.

Eastern Central Greece, Euboea, Eastern Peloponnese

  • Weather: Unstable, with localized showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
  • Winds: Variable at up to 3 Beaufort, shifting to northerly at 3-4 Beaufort in the east.
  • Temperature: 4°C to 16-18°C.

Cyclades & Crete

  • Weather: Cloudy with localized showers and sporadic thunderstorms, particularly severe in western and southern Crete. Conditions will improve by morning.
  • Winds: Initially south-southwesterly at 4-6 Beaufort, shifting to north-northwesterly at 4-5 Beaufort.
  • Temperature: 9°C to 16-17°C.

Eastern Aegean Islands & Dodecanese

  • Weather: Cloudy with localized showers and sporadic thunderstorms. Severe weather is expected temporarily in the eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese, with conditions improving by morning.
  • Winds: Initially from the south at 4-5 Beaufort, briefly reaching 6 Beaufort before shifting north-northwesterly at 3-4 Beaufort from midday.
  • Temperature: 10°C to 16-17°C.

Thessaly

  • Weather: Unstable, with localized showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the eastern parts.
  • Winds: Variable at 3-4 Beaufort, shifting to north-northeasterly in the Sporades.
  • Temperature: 4°C to 15-16°C.

Attica

  • Weather: Unstable, with localized showers and isolated thunderstorms, improving from the afternoon.
  • Winds: Northerly at 3-4 Beaufort, becoming variable at 3 Beaufort in the evening.
  • Temperature: 7°C to 16-17°C.

Thessaloniki

  • Weather: Unstable, with localized showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in surrounding mountainous areas during the afternoon.
  • Winds: Variable at 2-4 Beaufort, turning southeast in the afternoon.
  • Temperature: 7°C to 14-15°C.

Weekend Outlook

Saturday

  • Cloudy conditions with localized showers in Central and Eastern Macedonia, Thessaly, Euboea, and Crete. Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies with possible light showers in the afternoon.
  • Visibility will be locally limited in mainland areas in the morning and evening.
  • Winds: Weak in the west, strengthening to southerly at 3-4 Beaufort in the afternoon. In the east, north winds at 2-4 Beaufort, locally reaching 5 Beaufort in the northern Aegean.
  • Temperature: Slight increase in the south, reaching 15-17°C, and up to 18°C in the Cyclades, Crete, and the Dodecanese.

Sunday

  • Partly cloudy, with increasing cloud cover at times.
  • Light showers expected in Macedonia, Thrace, Thessaly, Eastern Central Greece, Euboea, the Ionian, and the Peloponnese.
  • Visibility may be locally limited in eastern mainland areas during the morning and evening.
  • Winds: From the east, at 4-5 Beaufort in the west and 3-4 Beaufort in the east.
  • Temperature: No significant changes expected.