Weather: Storms in the morning and a chilly start to the week – Heavy rains expected from Thursday

The archetypal autumn tempest strategy unfolded without important issues. As meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafyllias explained successful a post, the strategy moved dilatory and astir of the phenomena remained offshore successful the Ionian Sea. However, helium noted that successful the past 12 hours, astir 50 tons of h2o fell implicit the cardinal Ionian and occidental Peloponnese. According to Meteo.gr, the highest rainfall yesterday up to 19:00 section clip was recorded successful Zakynthos with 113.8 mm.

Tsatrafyllias besides commented connected the missed forecasts of wide flooding, writing: “We’ve reached the constituent of complaining that determination were nary floods contiguous adjacent though the 112 alert was issued. For the record, much than 110 tons of h2o per stremma person fallen successful Ilia and implicit 100 tons successful Zakynthos.”

In the aforesaid vein, meteorologist Thodoris Kolyda reported 118 mm of rainfall already recorded by 19:00 Sunday astatine Zakynthos’ upwind presumption and pointed to a caller disturbance expected from Thursday.

Meteorologist Nikos Kanteres besides issued a informing for dense rainfall and section storms from Thursday, adding connected Facebook: “And much to come. Temperatures volition stay comparatively low, truthful due covering and an umbrella are essential.”

Τα 118 mm βροχής σημειώθηκαν ήδη μέχρι και τις 19:00 της Κυριακής στο μετεωρολογικό Σταθμό της Ζακύνθου του @meteogr .
Τα ίδια περίπου ύψη βροχής καταγράφονται και από τον δορυφόρο της JAXA .
Περισσότερα στο κεντρικό Δελτίο Ειδήσεων του @Starchannelnew1 με τον @spyroslamprou1… pic.twitter.com/1JoO9hz7k8

Today’s Weather

Meteorologists accidental the main beforehand of the tempest strategy volition impact the Aegean, with storms expected done midday crossed the Cyclades, eastbound Aegean, and Dodecanese earlier weakening. Temperatures volition stay low.

• Monday: Rain volition displacement toward the Cyclades and southwestern Crete, aboriginal reaching the bluish Dodecanese.
• Tuesday–Wednesday: Occasional showers successful the northwestern Aegean, eastbound Thessaly, and eastbound Peloponnese.
• From Wednesday nighttime into Thursday: A caller low-pressure strategy from the westbound volition bring renewed aggravated upwind to occidental Greece (per Sakis Arnaoutoglou).

Heavy rainfall successful the westbound – Sunday, Sept. 28

On Sunday, Sept. 28, dense rains and localized storms chiefly affected occidental mainland Greece and the Ionian.

According to the National Observatory of Athens / Meteo.gr’s web of automatic stations, important rainfall totals were recorded successful occidental Peloponnese and the Ionian islands. Zakynthos topped the database with 113.8 mm by 19:00 section time.

Detailed Forecast

Today (Monday)

• Clouds with section showers oregon storms successful cardinal and confederate regions (Thessaly, Central Greece, Peloponnese, Ionian, Evia, Sporades, perchance Cyclades, Crete, and eastbound Aegean islands).
• Elsewhere, chances of section showers chiefly inland.
• Temperatures: 11–22°C northbound (7–20°C successful occidental Macedonia), 14–24°C cardinal & south, 13–24°C westbound (up to 26°C SW Peloponnese), 17–25°C Cyclades/Crete, 18–25°C eastbound Aegean/Dodecanese.
• Winds: light, variable; Aegean up to 4 Beaufort, Ionian airy E shifting to NW, astir moderate.

Athens: Clouds, section showers successful morning, 17–24°C, airy winds.
Thessaloniki: Partly cloudy, 15–21°C, airy winds.

Tuesday, Sept. 30

• Clear successful Cyclades & Dodecanese.
• Elsewhere partially cloudy, thicker successful north/east mainland & Crete with imaginable airy rain.
• Morning/evening fog inland.
• N winds 3–4 Beaufort (SE Aegean 4–6).
• Temps stable, 23–25°C generally, up to 26°C Crete/Dodecanese.

Wednesday, Oct. 1

• Clear successful Dodecanese.
• West: clouds increasing, rainfall successful Ionian, accidental of storms late.
• Elsewhere, clouds thicker successful north/east mainland with showers oregon isolated storms.
• N winds 2–6 Beaufort depending connected area.
• Temps steady.

Thursday, Oct. 2

• West & north: clouds, rain, scattered storms (locally aggravated successful Ionian & mainland).
• Weather worsens crossed astir of the state but SE Aegean.
• S winds westbound (4–6 Bf); N winds east, aboriginal shifting S/SE.
• Slight somesthesia driblet NW.

Friday, Oct. 3

• Widespread rainfall and scattered storms (possibly beardown successful eastbound areas).
• S winds 4–6 Bf, seas up to 7; aboriginal NW winds successful west/north.
• Slight somesthesia driblet westbound & north.