Climate: “explosive cocktail” of heat and African dust



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Higher concentrations of African dust are expected in the atmosphere of Greece from Sunday. According to forecast data available from the National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr, the increase in concentrations begins in the west and will gradually spread to most of the country.

It is observed that the highest dust load will be located on the western and ionian continents and as of Monday 05/10 on all continents (except eastern Macedonia and Thrace), in western crete and Ionian. The following video shows the concentration of dust near the ground surface, as well as the wind at the surface.

In particular, the temperature will rise. Winds up to 7 Beaufort in the Ionian, more specifically, scattered clouds are expected that will sometimes be denser until morning on the Ionian and western and central continents and then across the country. Visibility at night will be locally limited. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will increase.

The temperature in Western Macedonia will range from 12 to 30 degrees, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 11 to 28, in Epirus and Western Central Greece from 18 to 35, in Thessaly and in East Central Greece from 16 to 32, in the Peloponnese . from 19 to 35, in the Ionian islands from 23 to 29, in the eastern Aegean islands from 12 to 31, in the Dodecanese from 17 to 32, in the rest of the Aegean islands from 14 to 30, and in Crete from 18 at 34 degrees.

Winds in the north Aegean will blow from the east from 2 to 4 Beaufort. In the central Aegean, winds will blow from south to southeast in directions 2-4 Beaufort. In the southwestern Aegean Sea, the winds will blow from the east and from the afternoon from the southeast to 3 Beaufort. In the southeast Aegean, the winds will blow from the northwest directions 3 to 5 Beaufort. In the Ionian, the winds will blow from southeast directions 4 to 6 and locally up to 7 Beaufort.

In Attica, light clouds are expected that will occasionally become denser. Winds will blow from the west up to 3 beauforts, but at noon and in the afternoon they will temporarily become 2 to 4 beauforts from the south. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will increase. The temperature in the center of Athens will range between 20 and 28 degrees.

In Thessaloniki, light clouds are expected which from time to time will become denser. Winds will blow from directional changes up to 2 beauforts, but at noon and in the afternoon they will be temporarily south to 3 beauforts. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively high. The temperature in the city center will range between 21 and 28 degrees.



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