Tag: Weather
Unseasonable Cold Snap Brings Snow to Northern Greece
Even though spring is well advanced and summer is supposedly just around the corner, weather stations recorded unseasonably low temperatures and even snow in...
Gusty Winds, Rainstorms Sweep Through the Aegean Islands (video)
Rainstorms and winds of up to 10 Beaufort have hit eastern and southern Greece on Sunday, with the Aegean islands and Crete particularly affected. Footage...
Greece and Southern Europe Brace For Incoming Saharan Sand
Greece and many parts of Southern and central European countries find themselves bracing for a new wave of incoming Saharan sand over the next several...
Spring Finally Comes to Greece
The weather across Greece is finally forecast to improve and become more seasonal after a long rainy period when temperatures throughout the nation stayed...
Four People Injured As Lightning Strikes the Acropolis
Four people were injured on Wednesday afternoon on the Acropolis, as a lightning strike hit the ancient hill. According to the first information available, the...
White Blanket Covers Athens As Hailstorm Hits the Capital (video)
Hailstorm and torrential rainfall hit many parts of Athens on Monday afternoon, as adverse weather conditions continue to affect wide swaths of the country....
Rainstorms, African Dust to Hit Greece Over the Weekend
Greece's weather will take a turn for the worse on Friday afternoon, starting with heavy rainfall and scattered rainstorms, mostly in the western and...
Strong Winds Continue to Cause Disruptions in Southern Greece (video)
The very strong winds that have swept across Greece since Thursday, caused disruptions in the city of Nafplio on Saturday. According to the port authorities...
Strong Winds Knock Marble Monument Down in Greece’s Fokida (video)
Strong winds that have swept across Greece since Thursday knocked down a monument in the town of Eratini in Central Greece's Fokida region on...
Greece Braces for Storms, Big Drop in Temperatures
A turn for the worse in the weather is predicted for the next few days, bringing rain to most mainland areas of Greece as...
One Dead As Floods Cause Extensive Damage Across Crete (video)
Flooding from the winter storm "Oceanis" killed one person and extensive damage was recorded on bridges and roads in Crete as the extreme weather...
Cretan TV Station Captures Historic Chania Bridge Collapse Live
Cameras from Crete's NEA television station recorded live the collapse of the historic bridge of Keritis in the island's Chania region on Monday afternoon. The island...
