Sweltering cocktail of African dust and Foen winds today: Bad weather coming at Easter?

On a rope African dust is our country, today Tuesday, while they are also expected mud showers. The atmosphere is stifling as the temperatures will be quite high, while tomorrow is expected according to the OPEN meteorologist, Clearchos Marousakis for the phenomenon to spread slowly towards the eastern and maritime parts.

In particular, according to the prognostic data of the National Observatory of Athens, today apart from the very high concentrations dust which will limit visibility, are expected to manifest as well mud showers mainly in the north and west of the country.

The forecast maps below show:

• With red shades, the concentration of dust in the atmosphere during the lunch and evening hours of Tuesday (23/4).
• With yellow shades the areas where mud rains will occur during the same time intervals.

Foen type winds today

According to Thodoris Kolydas, today there will be Foen type winds and high temperatures will prevail. These are strong downslope winds. “Many times we have seen comparable or even greater differences of 16°C between North-West Greece and Southern Island areas, especially in cases where strong southerly downward winds prevail. Of course we are not referring to something “unprecedented”, such as e.g. for today’s 28 °C in Heraklion and 11 to 12 °C in the northwest”, says the EMY director.

The weather today

Fickle will be today, Tuesday, o weather in the Ionian, continental and northern Aegean, while storms are also expected in the central and northern continental areas.

In the rest of the country they are expected clouds while the meteorological conditions also favor transportation African dust with increased concentrations in the atmosphere.

The winds they will blow from eastern directions 5 to 7 and in the Aegean locally 8 to 9 Beaufort. From the afternoon gradually to the west they will turn to northwesterly 4 to 6 Beaufort.

THE temperature will increase in terms of its maximum values ​​in southern Greece and in terms of its minimum values ​​in the north. It will reach 19 degrees in the north, 24 to 27 in the rest of the country and 29 degrees Celsius locally due to the southerly winds in northern Crete.

Detailed forecast from the EMY:

ATTICA

• Weather: Cloudy with local rains. The phenomena after noon will weaken and gradually stop.
• Winds: East southeast 5 to 7 Beaufort. Weakness at night.
• Temperature: From 15 to 24 degrees Celsius.

THESSALONIKI

• Weather: Cloudy with local rain and sporadic storms. The phenomena from late afternoon will weaken and in the evening they will stop.
• Winds: From easterly directions 4 to 6 Beaufort. From the evening northwesterlies 3 to 4 Beaufort.
• Temperature: From 13 to 19 degrees Celsius.

MACEDONIA, THRACE

• Weather: Increased clouds with rain and sporadic thunderstorms. The phenomena from late afternoon will weaken and at night will continue only in western Macedonia, while in the rest of the regions they will stop.
• Winds: From easterly directions 4 to 6 Beaufort. In the evening they will weaken and in the west they will turn to northwesterly 3 to 4 Beaufort.
• Temperature: From 13 to 19 degrees Celsius. In western Macedonia 4 to 5 degrees lower.

IONIAN ISLANDS, EPIROS, WEST STEREA, WEST PELOPONNISOS

• Weather: Cloudy with local rains and sporadic storms in western Sterea, Epirus and the northern Ionian. The phenomena after noon will gradually weaken and in the evening will be limited to Epirus.
• Winds: East southeast 4 to 6 and locally in the south 6 to 8 Beaufort. From the afternoon in the north and from the evening and in the south they will turn to northwesterly 4 to 6 Beaufort.
• Temperature: From 16 to 24 and in the south up to 27 degrees Celsius. In the interior of Epirus from 08 to 15 degrees Celsius.

EASTERN STEREA, EVIA, EASTERN PELOPONNISOS

• Weather: Cloudy with local rain and sporadic storms. The phenomena after noon will weaken and quickly stop.
• Winds: East southeast 6 to 7 Beaufort and in Evia locally 8 Beaufort.
• Temperature: From 14 to 23 and in the south up to 25 degrees Celsius.

CYCLADES, CRETE

• Weather: Cloudy and clear from the afternoon.
• Winds: Southeast 7 to 8 and in the Cyclades 8 to 9 Beaufort.
• Temperature: From 18 to 24 and in northern Crete up to 29 degrees Celsius.

EAST AEGEAN ISLANDS – DODECANISE

• Weather: Cloudy with local rains on the islands of the Eastern Aegean.
• Winds: Southeast 7 to 9 Beaufort.
• Temperature: From 17 to 24 degrees Celsius.

THESSALY

• Weather: Cloudy with local rain and sporadic storms. The phenomena after noon will weaken and in the evening they will stop.
• Winds: From easterly directions 4 to 6 Beaufort.
• Temperature: From 14 to 21 degrees Celsius.

Marousaki forecast for rain during Holy Week and Easter

Regarding the weather his period Easterthe weather conditions of Great Week will be fickle while it is not excluded Great Saturday and Sunday let’s see a wave bad weather with rains while it is extremely possible that the temperature at normal levels for the season.

According to Clearchus Marousaki between 12:00 and 14:00 on Easter Sunday showers can be seen especially in central and northern Greece.