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Low Temperatures Cause Rivers in Epirus, Greece to Freeze Solid

The extremely low temperatures which have prevailed in large parts of Greece over the last several days have caused not only traffic disruptions and physical damage, but also phenomena that are rarely seen in a Mediterranean country such as...

Low Temperatures Create Crete's Only Heart-Shaped Frozen Lake (video)

A drone video recently captured the wild beauty of Crete's region of Omalos in Chania, where the latest round of snow and low temperatures have created some stunning wintertime scenery. The artificial lake of OAK, at the heart of the...

More Bad Weather To Hit Greece With Low Temperatures and Storms

The current sunny spell is expected to give way to another extended bout of stormy and showery weather, starting on Sunday afternoon, the National Observatory of Athens weather service ''Meteo'' said on Saturday. A low pressure front, whose center is...

Record Low Temperatures Recorded in Florina, Northern Greece (video)

Freezing temperatures prevailed over several parts of Greece on Tuesday morning, according to the Meteo station of the National Observatory of Athens. Highway traffic, rail and bus services were disrupted across northern Greece, where an all-time record low of -23...

Low Temperatures Send Bears at Arcturus Sanctuary of Nymfaio into Hibernation

The bears in the Arcturus Sanctuary of Nymfaio, Florina, have started  hibernating because the very low temperatures and the snow alerted their biological clock. "The oldest bears first went to sleep followed by the younger ones who had come from the...

Very Low Temperatures and Snowfall Over the Next Days

Weather conditions will deteriorate as of Thursday evening with heavy snowfall expected even in lowland areas. Northerly winds will reach 8 to 9 on the Beaufort scale in the Aegean and the temperatures will post significant drop. Snow will fall...

Very Low Temperatures and Snowfall Throughout Greece in the Next Days

Weather conditions will deteriorate starting from Wednesday with heavy snowfall expected even in lowland areas. Northerly winds will reach 8 to 9 in the Beaufort scale in the Aegean and the temperatures will post significant drop. On Wednesday snow...

Snow and Low Temperatures Across Greece

Heavy snowfall has been recorded across Greece from early Wednesday. Central Greece is covered in snow and traffic in the mountainous areas is only conducted with the use of snow chains on vehicles. Problems have been reported on the Athens-Thessaloniki...

Bad Weather Hits Greece with Snow and Low Temperatures

Snowfall and freezing temperatures have hampered traffic in several parts of the country as a result of the new wave of bad weather that has hit Greece as of early Monday. Snow chains are necessary in the region of...

Extremely Low Temperatures and Snowfall Expected in Greece

Very low temperatures and adverse weather conditions will prevail in Greece starting from Monday and for the next three days. Rain is currently falling in Athens and it is snowing in the mountainous areas of central and eastern Attica as...

First Snowfall in Greece as Temperatures are Expected to Drop Below Zero

The first snowfall covered many mountainous and semi-mountainous areas in northern, central and southern Greece on Tuesday. The national weather service has advised that temperatures are expected to drop below zero in the next few days in many parts of...

Below-Zero Temperatures in Northern Greece

Central and West Macedonia in northern Greece have been hit by below-freezing temperatures, while it has been snowing since Friday night throughout the prefecture of Florina. It is also currently snowing in the northern cities of Edessa, Kastoria and Kozani. Temperatures dropped...

Greeks Rush to the Beach as Temperatures Rise

Greeks rushed to the beach on Saturday, to take what will be the first swim of the summer for many, as temperatures rise in the country.

Greeks Return to the Beaches Amidst Record High Temperatures

Beaches across Greece have flooded with people again on Sunday, on the third day of the heatwave that had meteorologists perplexed over how early in the season temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some areas. On Saturday, 515...

Greek Study Raises Hopes That High Temperatures Could Ease Coronavirus Pandemic

While the data so far has shown conflicting evidence about the impact of atmospheric temperatures on the spread of the coronavirus, a new Greek study appears to show that transmission of the virus in countries with high temperatures is...