Heat, mud showers and African dust

With stormy winds, African dust and several mud showers will flow o weather today, according to ERT meteorologist Nicoleta Ziakopoulou. The atmosphere will gradually clear from Wednesday and the west. Temperatures will rise heading into Holy Week.

Detailed forecast for today

Today, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, clouds are expected throughout the country. Rains will occur mainly in the western, central and northern parts. Storms are expected in the west and especially in the northwest where the effects will be more intense and may be accompanied by hail. Concentrations of Saharan dust in the atmosphere will be increased, resulting in reduced visibility and the occurrence of mud rains.

THE temperature will range in Western Macedonia from 6 to 16 degrees, in the rest of Macedonia from 12 to 19, in Thrace from 14 to 25-26 degrees, in Western Greece from 14 to 27-29, in Thessaly from 13 to 23-24 degrees, in rest of the mainland from 15 to 25-27 degrees, in the Iptane Islands from 16 to 26 and in the island parts of the Aegean from 15 to 25 degrees, but in the Eastern Aegean the maximum will reach 27-29 degrees and in Crete 32-33 degrees Celsius .

The winds in the seas they will blow from southeast directions with intensities that will generally reach 6 Beaufort, while in the South Ionian, wind intensities of up to 7 Beaufort are expected locally and in the South and Eastern Aegean 7-8 Beaufort locally. Progressively, the winds in the Ionian Sea will turn to the northwest with intensities of 5-6 Beaufort.

In Attica, according to the Meteo service, of the National Observatory of Athens, we expect clouds, with the possibility of temporary light rains. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively high. The winds will blow southeast with intensities of 4-5 Beaufort, turning in the evening to west-northwest with the same intensities. The temperature will range from 17 to 25 degrees.

In Thessaloniki we expect rains at times and relatively increased concentrations of dust. Winds will blow from changing directions with intensities of 3-4 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 13 to 19 degrees.