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Meteor Showers in Greece

At least two meteors have fallen in Greece in the last 24 hours. Overnight, people in the Attica region observed a meteorite fall. According to the Professor of Geology Efthymis Lekkas, there has been a small meteor shower in Greece...

Meteorologists Warn Cold Snap Will Bring Snow to Greece

A cold front which is currently poised over the northern parts of the Balkan Peninsula is moving south and will cross over Greece from Tuesday night until the early hours of Thursday, according to the Athens National Observatory's Meteo...

Perseid Meteor Shower Before Dawn

The meteor shower named Perseid, during which up to 100 shooting stars will fall per hour,  takes place on August 12, before dawn, and will be seen from Greece as well. The Perseids begin as tiny specks of dust that...

Witness the Perseid Meteor Shower this Friday!

If you choose to remain awake from midnight till dawn on Friday you will have the chance to witness the annual phenomenon of he Perseid Meteor Shower. The Perseid shower began this year on July 26 and will last till...

Wintry Weather Expected to Affect Greece Before Spring Returns Again

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...

Sweltering Temperatures Expected to Sweep Across Greece This Weekend

This weekend is expected to be an extremely hot one in Greece, as temperatures are set to rise over the next several days, according to meteorologists. Greece's National Meteorological Service (EMY) and the Meteo team from the National Observatory of...

Rare Summer Storm Hits Greece's Cyclades (video)

A day after a violent storm hit Athens causing flooding, especially in the northern suburbs, the same weather front unleashed its full might in the Cyclades. A visitor to the island of Serifos posted a video on Facebook showing a...

Greek Weatherman Predicts Northern Snow, Southern Heatwave

A Greek meteorologist is predicting the country will be divided on Thursday, with a mini heatwave in the south and snow high up in the north. Giannis Kallianos, a regular on Greek television, used social media to claim that while...

Merominia Method Predicts Weather for the Year to Come

Merominia, a method of predicting the weather, dates back to antiquity and involves the observation and interpretation of weather phenomena. The name Merominia is derived from the words mera (day) and minia (months) and is based on the premise...

13 Year-Old Killed; Sister Critically Injured in Athens Water Park Accident

A 13-year-old boy was killed while his 9-year-old sister was seriously injured at a water park in Southern Athens on Sunday, April 27. In a first report Greek police attributed the accident partially to bad weather conditions and human error. The two...

Strong Downpours Expected Throughout Greece

According to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service, strong thunder storms are expected later on June 11 and 12 in many regions throughout Greece. The sun is to give way to heavy downpours with a chance of hail in the north...

First Heat Wave Under Way

Temperatures are rising in all parts of the country with the maximum temperature in the middle of the week touching 40C. Thousands of Athenians as well as residents of urban centers have escaped from cities to spend the day...