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A cold front, which has crossed our country since dawn today, causes local rains and thunderstorms on the Ionian, western and central continents.
According to the network of automatic weather stations of the National Observatory of Athens / Meteo.gr, the highest precipitation levels are recorded in Epirus (Ioannina Prefecture) and the Central Ionian.
The latest forecast data available from the Athens National Observatory / Meteo.gr shows that the cold front is moving rapidly eastward and will affect Western Peloponnese, Thessaly, Macedonia, Thrace, the islands of the North Aegean and with local rains and storms. later the islands of the eastern Aegean. 
The effects can be strong in some places until midday in western Sterea and western Peloponnese, while mainly at midday in Macedonia, Thrace and the North Aegean islands where there is the possibility of local hail.
At the same time, strong westerly winds will prevail in the Ionian and southerly winds in the Aegean, with intensities of seven Beaufort, while in the afternoon the winds in the Aegean will turn from the west and their intensity in the North Aegean will reach temporarily to eight. Beaufort. 
(Estimated daily rainfall heights for Saturday 09/26/2020, calculated by the numerical weather forecast model of the National Observatory of Athens / Weather.gram. Circles indicate areas where strong phenomena can occur in some places).
The instructions of the Civil Protection
The General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Civil Protection has informed the competent state services involved, as well as the regions and municipalities of the country, in order to be on greater alert of civil protection, in order to immediately address the bass effects. Meteorological phenomena.
At the same time, it advises citizens to be very careful, taking care of self-protection measures against the dangers derived from the occurrence of severe meteorological phenomena.
In particular, in areas where heavy rains, thunderstorms, or hurricane-force winds are forecast:
- Secure items that, if swept away by severe weather, could cause damage or injury.
- Make sure gutters and gutters in houses are not blocked and are working normally.
- Avoid crossing streams and streams, on foot or by vehicle, during storms and rain, but also for several hours after the end of your event.
- Avoid field work and activities in the sea and coastal areas during severe weather (risk of lightning strikes).
- Avoid going under large trees, under hanging signs, and generally in areas where light objects (eg flower pots, broken glass, etc.) can break off and fall to the ground (eg under balconies). .
- Faithfully follow the instructions of the local competent bodies, such as Traffic, etc.
For information and announcements on the prevailing situation and the passability of the road network due to floodwaters entering it, citizens can visit the EL.AS website.
For more information and instructions on self-protection against inclement weather, citizens can visit the website of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection.
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