Greece

Ancient Greeks believed that the weather, like nearly everything else on earth, was the result of divine activity. Wind, specifically, was associated with the Anemoi, or the Greek gods of the wind. The Anemoi are the four gods named Boreas,...

Greece was hit with strong thunderstorms on Monday bringing rain, lightning, and stormy weather across the country, which had previously been experiencing summertime heat. Strong winds, warm temperatures, heavy rain, lightening, and even hail have all been reported across the...

Greece is expected to face severe weather over the weekend, with heavy rains and strong winds that will reach their peak on Saturday, December 11. The country's National Meteorological Service upgraded a weather warning issued on Thursday to an "alarm"...

Although the weather may seem like a natural part of life, many people suffer from weather phobias, ranging from the well-grounded fear of lightning -- which of course is truly deadly -- to the more unusual fear of snow. According...

The weather front that caused the latest European floods is moving slowly towards the southeast of Europe.

Last year's weather broke records, not only for high temperatures but also for rainfall levels throughout Greece.

Τhe low pressure front responsible for the weather system Circe is already moving east and will begin to affect the southwest of Greece early on Wednesday, with the phenomena gradually spreading toward the northeast and affecting a large part...

Greece once again faces, just as it did last week, another weekend of severe weather, before the Ionian Islands and other regions of the country have even finished cleaning up the extensive damage caused by the Ianos weather system. Meteo,...

The "medicane" Ianos, a rare, hurricane-like storm in the Mediterranean, has brought gale-force winds and flooding to Western Greece and the Ionian islands, and is slowly making its way to the central and southern parts of the country, as...

A series of storms, named "Ianos," will begin affecting Greece starting on Thursday. The region of Attica will be especially hard hit by these first major rainstorms of autumn. The weather pattern stems from storms brewing in the central Mediterranean...

The well-respected credit rating and investor service Moody's issued a new report on Monday stating that most European countries, including Greece, can weather a prolonged tourism slump. This comes as very welcome news in a year which has seen precipitous...

Photo credit: AMNA Greek scientists said on Monday that the number of severe weather events in the country was approximately 40 percent higher in 2019 compared with the average number experienced during the period 2000-2019. According to data analyzed by researchers...

A new cold weather front will affect Greece beginning on Tuesday evening and lasting until Wednesday evening, meteorologists said on Tuesday morning. Temperatures in most parts of the country will drop on Wednesday and winds will become stronger, according to...

The General Secretariat of Greece's Civil Protection announced that it has informed all relevant state services, as well as the regions and municipalities of the country, that they must be vigilant in the next several days due to the impending...

Unseasonally warm air masses that began to cover large parts of Europe began affecting Greece on Saturday. This weather system has brought unseasonably warm weather for the time of year in all of Greece. According to the National Observatory of Athens...