Weather

Parts of northern Greece woke up under a blanket of snow on Holy Wednesday as a mid-Spring cold front descended upon the country from the north. Social media users posted videos and photos of the heavy snowfall in towns and...

Skywatchers in Athens witnessed a very rare phenomenon on Tuesday called a "fallstreak hole," which is also known as a "hole punch cloud." A fallstreak hole is a large gap, usually circular or elliptical, that can appear in clouds. Because...

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...

A large fire broke out in the Marathon area in Attica on Saturday afternoon, with General Secretary for Civil protection Nikos Hardalias rushing to the spot. According to the fire service, a forest area is on fire and the flames...

Temperatures in Greece are expected to rise gradually, beginning on Wednesday, with meteorologists expecting a new heat wave by the weekend which could possibly last through August 15th. The Hellenic National Meteorological Service issued an emergency announcement that temperatures may...

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...

Greece's National Meteorological Service (EMY) forecasted the arrival of more rainy and stormy weather which will affect the country beginning on Tuesday afternoon in a new weather warning issued on Monday. The new weather system, dubbed ''Antinoos,'' may be accompanied...

Dramatic footage has emerged shot by the passengers of a car traveling along the Silata - Kallikratia route in Greece's Halkidiki when the deadly storm hit the region on Wednesday night. The footage, which has gone viral, shows how the...

Dramatic drone footage has emerged showing the damage caused to homes after a violent storm ripped through one of Greece's top tourist areas killing seven and injuring at least 23. Six tourists including two children were killed - two each...

Eyewitnesses on Thursday described how the storm that hit Greece's Halkidiki region led to the death of a 55-year-old Romanian tourist and her 8-year-old son who at the time were dining at a taverna. The two were among six foreign...

Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, was also affected by the deadly storm that hit nearby Halkidiki on Wednesday evening. Video captured by a cell phone shows the scary moment lighting hits a building in the center of the city. There were...

The moment when the deadly storm hit Halkidiki in northern Greece on Wednesday evening was captured on video. At least six people, including two children, died as severe gale-force winds, rain and hailstorms struck the region. Tourists from the Czech Republic,...

Footage shot on Thursday morning shows the devastation caused by the storm that hit Halkidiki region in northern Greece late on Wednesday. The beach at the resort of Nea Plaghia looks it has been bombed. Businesses next to the beach have been...

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...

A Greek ferry battled with the waves on Sunday while approaching the port of the island of Naxos, as gale force winds of up to 8 Beaufort swept the Aegean. The captain of "Paros Jet" stabilized the vessel carrying hundreds...