A science fiction film reminds of the scene in the country since yesterday, as African dust and high temperatures “suffocated” almost all of Greece, with experts speaking of serious health effects.
The transport of African dust that affected the country will gradually begin to decrease from Wednesday morning, but a significant decrease in concentrations is predicted from noon onwards, when it will be limited to the east.
It is noted that yesterday there was an increase in the number of patients with respiratory problems in hospitals, with pulmonologists recommending caution and limiting movement for vulnerable groups.
The eerie scene was also captured in a post by the meteorologist, Kostas Lagouvardou, on Facebook. Uploading a photo from the Observatory in Penteli, he writes in his post: “Our colony on Mars”.
The American NASA Aqua satellite that passed over our country on Tuesday morning (23/4), showed in high resolution the intense wave of African dust “Minerva red” that took place in the Eastern Mediterranean area affecting to a great extent the Hellas.
The shallow low in the Sirte area moving towards Greece carried very large amounts of African dust making the air quality very difficult, composing an eerie scene with a red sky.
Very high temperatures were recorded in areas of Southern Greece and mainly in Crete, where the highest temperature was recorded in Falasarna of Chania with a value of 36.6°C.
Meteo: From noon the atmosphere will clear
Today, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, improved weather is expected across the country. Concentrations of Saharan dust in the atmosphere will be increased, but progressively the dust will move further east and be limited over the Aegean.
In the evening hours, rains will occur in the Ionian and Epirus, phenomena that will extend to areas of Macedonia, Western Thessaly, Western Mainland and Northwestern Peloponnese during the night to Thursday.
The temperature will vary in Western Macedonia from 4 to 21 degrees, in the rest of northern Greece from 8 to 25 degrees, in Epirus from 8 to 23 degrees, in Thessaly from 8 to 26, in the rest of the mainland from 12 to 25-27 degrees, in Eptanisa from 13 to 24, in the island parts of the Northern, Central and Eastern Aegean from 15 to 25 degrees and in Crete and the Dodecanese from 18 to 26 degrees Celsius.
The winds in the Aegean will blow from western directions with intensities of 4-5 Beaufort and locally 6 Beaufort. In the Ionian, northwesterly winds will blow with intensities of 4-5 Beaufort, but progressively in the Northern Ionian they will turn to southwesterlies with the same intensities. A westerly current with intensities of up to 6 Beaufort will prevail in Corinthiakos.
In Attica we expect a few clouds and relatively increased concentrations of dust until noon. Winds will blow west northwest with intensities of 4-5 Beaufort and locally in the western parts 6 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 16 to 26 degrees.
In Thessaloniki we expect a few clouds. Winds will blow from changing directions with intensities of 3-4 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 13 to 23 degrees.
SOURCE: TheTOC.gr
