“Ianos” Changes Course: What Windy.com Predicts – What’s Happening Now in the Ionian Islands, Peloponnese | HELLAS

Bad weather “Ianos” is changing course and, as predicted by windy.com, it will not pass through the central Peloponnese for the next few hours.

Of course, this is not to say that the effects will not be intense, but if the windy.com prediction is verified, they will not be as powerful as previously expected.

The direction of the Mediterranean cyclone is south and by Saturday it is expected to weaken, passing through the Western Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands, heading south, to pass west of Crete.

See “Janos” forecast image from windy.com:

Ευθ. Lekkas: If it goes south, it will be much stronger

However, Efthymios Lekkas, professor of natural disaster management confirmed that strong phenomena are expected for the next 48 hours “that we cannot determine geographically where they will occur” as the phenomenon can change direction at any time.

However, he added, speaking on the Mega Live News program, that heading south is not a favorable development, since “if it were Attica, that is, land areas, the phenomenon would be greatly weakened.” When it passes through land, it is discharged and in the end depreciates completely.

“When I go to the south of the Peloponnese, I am very afraid that it will become even stronger. If it is exactly on the coastline, it is reinforced by the sea mass, and it is discharged intensely on the land surface, that is, we will have intense phenomena in Patras, Kyllini, Zacharo, Kyparissia and Methoni.

If this route is followed, we will have phenomena like those of last summer in Halkidiki. If it entered transversely ashore, it would gradually discharge. “

For the moment, however, “Ianos” has made his appearance felt. Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Ithaca have entered the vortex of the Mediterranean cyclone.

The islands have been declared in a state of emergency, along with Ilia, Achaia, Etoloakarnania, Arcadia and Messinia, as announced by the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias.

The course of “Ianos” to Greece was recorded by the European meteorological satellite Meteosat-11. The National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr processed and visualized the satellite data and prepared the video that follows and presents the movement of the system to our country until the afternoon of Thursday 17/09. The peaks of the clouds are painted in red tones, which is estimated to exceed 13 kilometers in some cases. The same video shows the lightning bolt that recorded it ZEUS system of the National Observatory of Athens.

It is recalled that from noon on Thursday 9/17 to midnight on Friday 9/18 it is strongly recommended to restrict the traffic of the citizens of Cephalonia and Ithaca due to bad “Ianos” weather that is expected to hit specific areas. “The inhabitants of the island are requested, since they cooperate with the competent services, for the implementation of the measure and its protection,” emphasizes in his announcement the Regional Deputy Governor of Cephalonia and Ithaca Stavros Travlos.

The Zakynthos-Kyllini ferry line is closed due to extreme weather events caused by bad weather “Ianos” in the Ionian region. Zakynthos open winds reach as high as 8-9 Beaufort, making it impossible for ships to depart from the ports of Zakynthos and Kyllini.

the Messinia. The weather has changed in Kalamata. Mesogeios TV journalist Thanos Tziouvelis broadcasts that all the businessmen have taken off their equipment and all are taking precautions for bad weather in Janos.