The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued an emergency bulletin warning of the sudden onset of a storm front from Tuesday. The wet spell will bring heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, hail and powerful…
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A towering waterspout dazzled residents and tourists on the Greek island of Santorini two days ago. According to the National Geographic, “a waterspout is a column of cloud-filled wind rotating over a…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised the flood-stricken households, farmers and businesses of Karditsa that the government will stand at their side with “speed and determination.” Cyclone Ianos, has left three people…
Following the severe flash floods caused by the bad weather over the weekend, the situation in Karditsa, a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece, remains complex. Bridges have been destroyed and…
Cyclone Ianos, has left three people dead and another reported missing, after the severe weather phenomena swept from the Ionian Islands through central Greece this weekend. The casualties included an older woman…
The rare cyclone Ianos ‘hit’ the islands of Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Ithaca on Thursday evening. Greece’s national meteorological service issued a top level Red Alert for winds, rain and storm conditions. “We are…
A rare cyclone, dubbed Ianos, will affect Greece from Thursday according to the National Observatory of Athens weather station. The main characteristics of Ianos will be heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and strong gale-force…
In an interview with Athens-Macedonian News Agency, Professor of Physics at the University of Patras, Athanasios Argyriou, stated that the recent spate of unsettled weather in Greece is the result of atmospheric…
It was the first day of summer and rather than sunshine and heat, a thunderstorm broke out in Athens. The heavy rain was accompanied by squalls of winds and lighting, while hail also fell…
Less than a week until summer and Zagori in Ioannina, has been covered by snow. On Tuesday afternoon, the landscape in the area looked completely wintery. According to residents of the area,…
The National Observatory of Athens meteorological service, has reported that the ongoing ‘Zenobia’ weather system will continue in Greece until Monday. ‘Zenobia’ will mainly affect the eastern and southern parts of the country…
According to the Athens National Observatory’s meteorological service, a low-pressure system with strong winds is forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing large quantities of Saharan dust to Greece, turning rain muddy. The…
Significant destruction has been caused to the roads in parts of Messinia in the Peloponnese over recent days by powerful and persistent downpours, particularly in the highlands of Mount Taygetos. Local media…
Dangerous weather conditions with winds of up to 10 on the Beaufort scale, have forced boats to be docked. Boats continue to be docked at the port Piraeus due to gale-force winds,…
A very cold front named “Raphael” has swept across Greece and as of tomorrow, a low barometric pressure named “Sophia” is said to hit the country creating snowfall in Athens, Thessaloniki and…
The Minister for Rural Development and Food, Stavros Arachovitis announced that the agricultural sector will be compensated for damages incurred by the recent extreme weather conditions. “Producers can declare damaged fields” said…
Greece’s warm and sunny weather is set to give way to strong winds and “Xenophon” the first strong storm of Autumn will sweep across the nation today, Tuesday, September 25, with gale-force…
Summer is definitely on its way as temperatures are set to reach 30 degrees Celsius today in Athens, Kalamata, Sparti, Patra and other areas of Greece. With only 10 days to go…
Greece is about to experience the biggest heatwave it’s had in a decade, as the next few days are set to soar with high temperatures all across the nation. Friday is expected…