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HE European satellite Copernicus Sentinel-3 took a stunning photo of himself Mediterranean cyclone “Janou”, when he crossed the Ionian on Thursday and approached Greece.
Mediterranean cyclones (medicanes) are shaped similarly to other cyclones and hurricanes, but can form over colder waters. also revolve around your “eye” moving from west to east, while the other cyclones are moving from east to west.
Sentinel-3 is part of the European Copernicus environmental monitoring program. Among other things, it has optical sensor allowing you to record changes in the color of land surfaces.
See the passage of cyclone “Ianos” live from Greece:
The weather on Saturday
The severe bad weather “Ianos” will continue on Saturday, with heavy rain and thunderstorms, mainly in the east and south of the country, while there will be night restrictions. Stormy winds will blow from the northeast and the temperature will drop.
More specifically, tomorrow in the southern Ionian and mainly in the eastern and southern parts of the continent, in Evia, in the western Cyclades and in western Crete, very heavy rains and sporadic thunderstorms are expected locally. Effects during the day will shift south and at night they will be limited to the southern Peloponnese and western Crete.
HE temperature in Western Macedonia from 10 to 26 degrees, in the rest of northern Greece from 15 to 30 degrees, in Epirus and Thessaly from 16 to 28 degrees, in the rest of the continent from 17 to 27 degrees, in the Ionian Islands from 20 to 26 degrees (in Corfu at 29), while in the Aegean and Crete islands from 18 to 31 degrees Celsius.
the winds it will blow in the northeast of the North Aegean with intensities of up to 8 beauforts and in the rest of the Northeast Aegean with intensities of up to 6 beauforts gradually strengthening in the western seas of 7 to 8 beauforts. Winds from the northeast will blow across the Ionian with intensities that will locally reach 9 Beaufort, but gradually weaken to 6-7 Beaufort.
In Attica Heavy rains and possibly sporadic thunderstorms are expected, while the effects will subside in the afternoon. The winds will blow from the east to the northeast with intensities up to 6 Beaufort, and in the afternoon from the northeast with gradual strengthening towards the east from 7 to 8 Beaufort. The temperature will vary from 20 to 24 degrees.
In Thessaloniki some clouds will prevail. Winds will blow east with intensities up to 4 Beaufort. The temperature in the city center will fluctuate between 17 and 29 degrees.
