Bad Weather Express New Year’s Eve: Which Areas Will Be Affected



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How else could he … leave us in 2020? With storms, snowfall in the most mountainous areas, strong winds and -for icing on the … cake- African dust, to further aggravate the situation. Express bad weather is expected to sweep across Greek territory on New Years Eve, with heavy rains, thunderstorms, in some cases very strong and snowfall in the mountains, with a drop in temperature, while the winds will blow with wind 7 maybe 8 Beaufort in the Aegean.

In more detail, according to meteo.gr in Thursday 31 December 2020 A temporary change in climate is expected from the west with rains and thunderstorms, phenomena that during the day will affect many areas and will be strong locally. Snowfall will occur in the western, central, and northern mountains. Until the evening, the effects will be limited to Thrace and parts of the Aegean islands. Atmospheric conditions favor the transport of dust from Africa.

The temperature will fluctuate in West macedonia from 0 to 13 degrees, in the rest of northern Greece from 3 to 16 degrees, in Epirus from 6 to 15 degrees, in Thessaly from 2 to 15 degrees, in the rest of the continent from 7 to 19 degrees, in the Ionian islands from 12 to 17 and in the Aegean islands and in Crete from 11 to 19 degrees Celsius.

Winds will blow in the Aegean from the south with intensities of 5-7 beauforts and in the Ionian from the west with intensities of up to 5 beauforts.

In Attica Some clouds are expected that will increase at noon and there will be sporadic showers and thunderstorms. As night falls, the effects will cease.

Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively high. Winds will blow from the south southwest with intensities of 5-6 Beaufort. The temperature will oscillate between 12 and 16 degrees.

In Thessaloniki Cloudy skies are expected with occasional rain and improvement in the afternoon. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively high. Winds will blow from the south-southeast with intensities of up to 4 Beaufort. The temperature in the city center will range between 9 and 14 degrees.

See in pictures the possible evolution of bad weather:

More specifically the weather forecast:

MACEDONIA, THRACE

Climate: Cloudy with local rains and mainly in the sea – sporadic coastal storms. From noon the phenomena in eastern Macedonia and Thrace will intensify and mainly in Thrace they will probably be temporarily strong, but in the rest of the regions they will weaken and stop until the afternoon hours.
Transient snowfall will occur in the mountains of western and central Macedonia.
Winds: South 4 to 5 and east 6 to 7 Beaufort. From the afternoon and from the west they will turn to the west southwest and weaken.
Temperature: From 06 to 17 degrees Celsius. In western Macedonia, a maximum of 4 to 5 points less.

IONIC ISLANDS, EPIRUS, WESTERN STEREA, WESTERN PELOPONIAN

Weather: Cloudy with rain and thunderstorms, possibly strong temporarily in the morning. From the afternoon the effects will weaken and until late at night in most areas they will cease.
Winds: South southwest 4 to 6 and in the Ionian locally 7 beauforts. From noon they will turn west and weaken.
Temperature: From 08 to 17 degrees centigrade. In the interior of Epirus the maximum is 4 to 5 points lower.

THESALIA, EASTERN STEREA, EVIA, EASTERN FUR

Climate: Cloudy skies that will gradually increase and there will be local rains and sporadic electrical storms in the southern areas. Gradual improvement from late afternoon.
Winds: South southwest 4 to 6 and temporarily 7 Beaufort. Starting in the afternoon they will gradually turn to the west southwest and weaken.
Temperature: From 06 to 17 degrees Celsius.

CYCLADES, CRETE

Weather: Some clouds temporarily increased, with local rains mainly in the afternoon.
Winds: South southwest 4 to 6 Beaufort.
Temperature: 11 to 19 degrees Celsius.

EASTERN EEGO ISLANDS, DODECANESE

Weather: Overcast skies temporarily increased with local rains. Starting in the afternoon in the eastern Aegean islands, sporadic thunderstorms will occur, possibly temporarily strong.
Winds: South southeast 4 to 5 and north south southwest 6 local 7 Beaufort.
Temperature: 14 to 20 degrees Celsius. In the north 2 to 3 degrees lower.

SAMOS

Weather: Overcast skies temporarily increased with local rains and sporadic thunderstorms starting in the late afternoon.
Winds: South southwest 4 to 5 Beaufort.
Temperature: 12 to 17 degrees Celsius.

ATTICA

Weather: Some clouds that will gradually increase and there will be local rains and from the hours before noon isolated storms. Gradual improvement at night.
Winds: South 5 to 6 and temporarily 7 Beaufort. Starting in the afternoon they will gradually turn to the west southwest and weaken.
Temperature: From 09 to 17 degrees centigrade.

THESSALONIKI

Weather: Overcast skies temporarily increased with local rains and sporadic temporary thunderstorms. Progressive improvement starting in the afternoon.
Winds: Southeast 4 to 5 and temporarily 6 Beaufort. From the afternoon they will turn southwest from 4 to 5 beauforts.
Temperature: 10 to 15 degrees Celsius.

Improving the weather on New Year’s Eve

New Years Day is forecast over the eastern Aegean islands and Dodecanese clouds are forecast with local rains and sporadic thunderstorms and a gradual improvement from the north.

In the rest of the country, the weather is generally clear and only in the west and south will there be temporary clouds with a probability of local rain in the morning, mainly in the Cyclades and Crete. Visibility will be limited in places on the mainland.
morning and afternoon.

Winds will blow west southwest from 3-4 and locally in the morning until 5 Beaufort. The temperature will drop slightly mainly in terms of minimum values.

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