Tag: Weather
Greek Civil Protection Issues Warning for Severe Weather
The General Secretariat of Greece's Civil Protection announced that it has informed all relevant state services, as well as the regions and municipalities of the...
Freezing Temperatures Ahead as Siberian Cold Expected to Sweep Across Europe
The currently unseasonably warm and sunny weather prevailing across Greece is expected to be followed by extremely cold temperatures which will make thermometers nosedive down...
Unseasonably Warm Weather to Be Followed by Freezing Cold in Greece
Unseasonally warm air masses that began to cover large parts of Europe began affecting Greece on Saturday. This weather system has brought unseasonably warm weather...
Experts Reveal Weather Records of 2019 for Greece
The National Observatory of Athens' ''Meteo'' service revealed on Friday the weather extremes and records of 2019 from the Greece's dozens of meteorological stations. 2019...
Second Day of Thick Fog Causes Disruption at Thessaloniki’s Macedonia International Airport
Friday was the second consecutive day with significant delays and disruptions at Thessaloniki's Makedonia International Airport due to the heavy fog with which the city...
Mykonos Suffers Extensive Damage from Gale Force Winds
The cosmopolitan Greek island of Mykonos was hit particularly hard by the weather front "Hephaestion" which swept through Greece earlier in the week. The extreme...
Island of Crete Receives One Year’s Worth of Rain in First Week of 2020
The latest storms which have swept across parts of Greece over the last several days brought extensive rainfall to many parts of the country,...
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...
Storm ”Hephaestion” Leaves Behind Widespread Disruption and Power Cuts
Greece's most recent winter storm, dubbed ''Hephaestion,'' which brought extensive snowfall, frost and extremely forceful winds to many parts of Greece, is now gradually...
Cargo Ship Adrift off Peloponnese as Storm ”Hephaestion” Sweeps Across Southern Greece
A large cargo ship flying the flag of the Marshall Islands has been drifting and completely unable to maneuver off Cape Maleas in the...
Weather Front ”Hephaestion” Brings More Snow Across Large Parts of Greece
Another winter front has swept across Greece. The weather front dubbed ''Hephaestion,'' brought heavy snowfall, freezing temperatures, storms and strong winds in many parts...
New Snowstorms Expected to Sweep Across Wide Swath of Greece
Greece's National Meteorological Service (EMY) on Friday issued two separate weather warnings for the next three days regarding severe weather and particularly strong winds which...
