Weather

Authorities in Greece warn of extreme weather conditions starting on Thursday that have been given the name "Genesis." The Climate Crisis and Citizen Protection Ministry urges people to exercise great caution and avoid unnecessary movement outside when the storm is...

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...

A wildfire is raging across the southern Athens suburb of Ano Glyfada on Saturday afternoon and residents of Ano Voula are being evacuated.

Greece is bracing for the first heatwave of the summer season with meteorologists warning that, starting on Wednesday, temperatures in several parts of Greece will climb up to 37C (98.6F). The temperature in Evros will rise to 34C while in...

A weather warning forecasts heavy rain, storms and hail showers across Greece as the Easter holiday exodus begins.

Substantial quantities of African dust are expected to be transferred to Greece between Tuesday and Saturday. According to the Athens National Observatory's meteo.gr weather service's forecast model, the prevalence of southerly winds from Tuesday to Saturday will bring African dust...

Warmer weather arrived at last in Greece on Friday as the country experienced the coldest March in 35 years, meteorologists said. According to the National Observatory, temperatures reached 22-23 degrees Celsius in many parts on Friday and are expected to...

A tsunami warning was issued after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday. The earthquake struck in northern Japan, just off the coast of the region of Fukushima. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake hit 60...

As the storm "Filippos" makes its way across the country, many regions across Greece have been blanketed in snow. The unlikely snowstorm is rare during this time of the year, when weather in Greece often begins warming up ahead of...

Greece's big chill continues on Friday as the country is under a cold snap with temperatures far below freezing Celsius, according to the Meteo weather service. Extremely low temperatures and deep frost were recorded on Friday morning, especially in the...

Greece is hit by heavy snow and frigid temperatures on Thursday as gusts of cold air are making their way to the country from Northern Europe. Storm "Filippos" brought snow even in Athens and several other regions of the country....

Greece is bracing for a period of heavy snow and frigid temperatures beginning on Wednesday as gusts of cold air are making their way to the country from Northern Europe. The weather phenomenon, called Filippos, is expected to bring a...

A live YouTube stream of planes valiantly trying to land at London's Heathrow Airport during "Eunice," the storm that is hitting Britain on Friday, has become an unprecedented online success. Aviation enthusiast Jerry Dyer has been streaming different aircrafts' attempts...

Snow that now covers Greece was captured by the European Space Agency's (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer from the International Space Station in early February. Maurer took this bird’s eye view of the town of Chalkida, along the Euboean Gulf. He...

Mykonos has not only amazing beaches and intense nightlife, but it can also now boast of having its own waterfalls! Greece has seen storm after storm, with rain and heavy snow, march through the entire nation in the past several...