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With plenty of sunshine and a rise in temperature, the next few days will pass until Holy Tuesday, according to the forecasts of meteorologists.

The dust is leaving and the atmosphere is clearing, while the Holy Week will flow with summer, according to meteorologist Anastasia Tiraskis.

According to Clearchos Marousakis, the characteristic of the weather will be the strengthened north winds at 6 to 7 Beaufort in the Aegean, which will prevail until Maundy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday.

In eastern and northern Greece there is the possibility of some rain, while from Maundy Thursday onwards some disturbances from central Europe will move further east.

“Maundy Thursday until Easter Monday is very likely to encounter unsettled weather conditions mainly in the west, central and north and especially midday and afternoon hours when we may have storms and showers.

Specifically, the areas that will be affected are: Ionian, western mainland Greece, western and central Sterea, Macedonia, Thrace” emphasizes the OPEN meteorologist.

Forecast for today, Thursday, April 25

Sporadic storms in the morning hours in Ionia and Epirus and in the afternoon-afternoon in central and eastern Macedonia.
Significant concentration of African dust in the Dodecanese until noon.

General characteristics
Local showers and sporadic storms in the west and north. Snowfall will occur in the mountains of the northwestern country (at an altitude above 1300 meters). From late afternoon improvement.
In the rest of the country, a few clouds at intervals increased with local rains or showers in the midday hours in the continental mainly mountainous areas. Clear from the afternoon.
Visibility in the morning hours will be limited in places in the eastern Aegean.
Winds will blow west southwest 4 to 6 Beaufort and gradually west northwest with the same intensity.
The temperature will fall. It will reach 17 to 19 degrees in the west and north, 20 to 23 degrees Celsius in the rest of the mainland as well as in the island country.

MACEDONIA, THRACE
Weather: Cloudy with local rains and mainly in the afternoon-afternoon in central and eastern Macedonia sporadic storms. From late afternoon improvement.
Winds: Variable 3 and in the east south southwest 4 to 5 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 10 to 19 degrees Celsius. In western Macedonia 3 to 4 degrees lower.

IONIAN ISLANDS, EPIROS, WEST STEREA, WEST PELOPONNISOS
Weather: Clouds with local rains and sporadic storms initially in the Ionian and Epirus and gradually in the rest. From the afternoon improvement.
Winds: West southwest 4 to 5 and locally in the Ionian up to 6 Beaufort and gradually northwesterly with the same intensity.
Temperature: From 10 to 19 degrees Celsius. In the interior of Epirus 3 to 4 degrees lower.

EASTERN STEREA, EVIA, EASTERN PELOPONNISOS
Weather: A few clouds at intervals increased with local rains or showers in the midday hours mainly in the mountains and clear from the late afternoon.
Winds: From west directions 4 to 6 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 11 to 23 degrees Celsius.

CYCLADES, CRETE
Weather: Sparse clouds in places denser and gradually clear.
Winds: West southwest 4 to 6 Beaufort and from the afternoon west northwest with the same intensity.
Temperature: From 14 to 22 degrees Celsius.

EAST AEGEAN ISLANDS – DODECANISE
Weather: Cloudy and generally clear from the afternoon. Chance of rain until noon in the area of ​​Kastellorizos.
Winds: South southwest 4 to 5 Beaufort and from the afternoon in the Dodecanese west northwest with the same intensity.
Temperature: From 15 to 23 degrees Celsius.

THESSALY
Weather: A few clouds at intervals increased with local rains or showers in the midday hours mainly in the mountains and clear from the late afternoon.
Winds: Variable 3 to 4 and gradually west southwest 4 to 5 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 10 to 20 degrees Celsius.

ATTICA
Weather: A few clouds temporarily increased in the morning and gradually clear.
Winds: From west directions 4 to 5 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 14 to 22 degrees Celsius.

THESSALONIKI
Weather: Cloudy with local rain and isolated thunderstorms. From late afternoon improvement.
Winds: Variable 3 to 4 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 10 to 18 degrees Celsius.

Forecast for tomorrow, Friday, April 26

Generally clear weather. In the midday and afternoon hours, clouds will develop in the continental areas and there will be local rains or showers in the western and northern mainly mountainous areas.
Visibility in the morning and evening hours will be limited in places mainly in the west.
Winds to the west will blow from west directions 2 to 4 Beaufort. In the east it will be west northwest 3 to 5 and in the southeast Aegean locally 6 Beaufort.
The temperature will rise slightly in the west and north.
It will reach the western and northern continents of 18 to 21, the rest of the continents as well as the island country 20 to 23 degrees Celsius.

Forecast for Saturday, April 27

Sparse clouds, in places and at times thicker with the possibility of local rain or showers in the warm hours in the west and north.
Winds will blow from north directions in the Ionian 3 to 4 and in the Aegean 5 to 6 and locally 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change appreciably.

Forecast for Palm Sunday, April 28

Generally clear weather, but gradually clouds will develop in the northeast and later in the rest of the eastern mainland, Evia, the Cyclades and Crete.
Winds will blow from north directions 3 to 5 and in the Aegean 6 to 7 and locally 8 Beaufort.
The temperature will rise slightly mainly in the west and north.

Forecast for Holy Monday, April 29

Clouds in the northeast, the eastern mainland, Evia, the Cyclades and Crete with a few light local rains. In the rest of the country generally clear weather.
Winds will blow from north directions 3 to 5 and in the Aegean 6 to 7 and locally 8 Beaufort.
The temperature will be kept at the same levels.