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Greece Braces for October Heatwave

Greek meteorologists say a mini heatwave will hit the country starting on Friday with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). According to latest available forecast data of the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr, the unusually high temperatures for the season...

Greece Sizzles in Unusual Late Summer Heatwave

Although August is coming to a close and fall is approaching, Greece is now facing two days of broiling temperatures. Most of the country will see extremely high temperatures raging from 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) to 40 degrees...

Cooler Temperatures Expected as Heatwave Set to Subside During Midweek

The scorching temperatures that have been recorded in Greece since last Friday are set to moderate beginning on Thursday, according to the latest forecast issued on Monday by the National Observatory of Athens' Meteo department. Most areas across Greece have experienced temperatures reaching...

Thermal Imaging Camera Captures Athens Buildings During Heatwave (video)

As temperatures in Athens, on Friday, flirted with the 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) a drone equipped with a thermal imaging camera captured the heat in the buildings of the Greek capital. Meteorologists warned of even higher temperatures on Saturday across...

Mass August Exodus of Athenians Begins in the Midst of Heatwave

Thousands of Athenians are deserting the Greek capital for their annual August holidays this weekend, while temperatures soared in many parts of the country. The mass exodus is expected to culminate on Saturday, despite the heatwave, as thousands flock to...

African Heatwave to Hit Greece Over the Weekend

Meteorologists warn that a punishing heatwave with temperatures rising above 40°C (104°F) will hit Greece over the weekend, beginning on Friday. According to the Meteo weather service of the National Observatory of Athens, the hottest days will be Friday and...

Athens' Acropolis Shuts Down Due to Heatwave

Greek authorities decided to close during midday the archaeological site of the Acropolis on Thursday due to the heatwave that is gripping the Greek capital and other cities. According to a statement by the Athens Antiquities Ephorate, the site, visited...

Heatwave With Temperatures Up to 41°C to Hit Greece and Southern Europe

A new phase of very high temperatures is expected to become the main characteristic of weather across Greece and most parts of southern Europe from Wednesday, July 3. In some cases, the temperatures will be as high as 40-41 degrees...

African Heatwave To Sweep Across Europe, Affecting Greece Over The Weekend

Temperatures in Greece and many parts of Europe will soar over the weekend as the atmospheric instability gradually subsides, the METEO weather service of the National Observatory of Athens announced on Friday. Extremely hot air masses are expected to spread...

First Summer Heatwave Set to Strike Greece

Sweltering temperatures are expected to prevail throughout Greece in the coming days, reaching 37 to 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit), the Meteo service of the National Observatory of Athens said on Thursday. The anticyclonic conditions which will prevail in...

Greek Evzone Sizzles in Athens Heatwave (photos)

Spare a thought of the brave Evzone who is required to stand still on Sunday at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Hellenic Parliament as temperatures climbed up to the 40-degree Celsius mark (104 ºF). A...

Heatwave in Greece Closes the Acropolis

Greek authorities decided to close the archaeological site of the Acropolis at 2 p.m. on Sunday, as the temperature on the bare rock climbed up to the 40-degree Celsius mark (104 ºF). The site will also be closing early on...

Holidaymakers Desert Athens as New Heatwave Hits Greece

The first large wave of holidaymakers has left the Greek cities for their annual holidays, as meteorologists warn that a new heat wave is expected to strike the country in the coming days. On Friday long queues were formed in the...

Heatwave Hits Greece

A heatwave is set to hit Greece from Tuesday, July 17, with temperatures rising as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country. Meteorologists say that the heatwave will last for at least three days....

Greece Sizzles in First Heatwave of Season

The first mini heatwave of 2018 is set to hit Greece from Thursday with temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some central parts of the country. Meteorologists say that the heatwave will last for at least three...