Greece Weather: Rain, African Dust and Strong Winds on Friday

by · Greek City Times

Rain, high levels of African dust and strong southerly winds are forecast across much of Greece on Friday, 13 November, as a series of low-pressure systems moves over the country.

Rain is expected mainly in western Greece, Attica and the islands of the eastern Aegean.

Where it will rain

  • Morning: rain in the Ionian Islands, Epirus, Aetolia-Acarnania and parts of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, with a significant chance of showers in the central Aegean and the Dodecanese
  • Midday: rainfall weakens
  • Afternoon and evening: rain returns to the western and central Peloponnese, Attica and central Euboea

African dust

Powerful southerly winds are expected to carry high concentrations of African dust over most of the country, reducing visibility and air quality. People with respiratory conditions are advised to limit time outdoors.

Winds

In the Aegean, winds will blow from the south to southwest at 5–6 Beaufort, reaching 7 Beaufort in the northern Aegean in the afternoon. In the Ionian Sea, southerly to southwesterly winds of 4–5 Beaufort are expected, locally up to 6 Beaufort.

Temperatures

  • Athens: 10–21°C
  • Thessaloniki: 12–23°C
  • Rest of Macedonia and Thrace: 8–25°C
  • Western Macedonia: 7–21°C
  • Epirus: 10–21°C
  • Thessaly: 8–24°C
  • Central mainland: 11–22°C
  • Peloponnese: 9–23°C
  • Crete: 9–25°C
  • Ionian Islands: 17–21°C
  • Northern and northeastern Aegean islands: 7–19°C
  • Other Aegean islands: 13–22°C

Athens and Thessaloniki

Athens will see a cloudy morning, with rain in the afternoon and evening and southwesterly winds of 4–5 Beaufort.

Thessaloniki will be partly cloudy in the morning, turning sunny from midday, with southeasterly winds of 3–4 Beaufort, locally up to 5.

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