One after another severe weather systems will affect our country in the coming days from the west, with the main characteristics being heavy rain and thunderstorms and them gusty winds.

According to a statement by the director of the National Meteorological Service, Theodoros Kolydas, an emergency weather advisory is expected to be issued shortly.

The westerly flow persists in the middle troposphere, particularly at the 500 hPa level, with successive disturbances from the west affecting our country. In a short while from the #EMY we will proceed with the publication # Extra Newsletter # Worsening Weather @GSCP_GR @EMY_HNMS #orangeWarning pic.twitter.com/l0WisC5lXr
— KolydasΤ (@KolydasT) December 2, 2021

Weather: Rain and thunderstorms over the next three days

In the western, southern, and eastern Aegean, cloudy skies are expected on Friday, with rain and scattered thunderstorms that may be severe in some areas of the west. In the rest of the country, there will be light cloud cover that will gradually increase, bringing local showers and, starting in the afternoon, scattered thunderstorms in the north. Temporary snowfall is expected in the central and northern mountainous regions. Winds will blow from the south-southwest at 5 to 6 Beaufort, and at 7 Beaufort in the seas, with temporary local gusts reaching 8 Beaufort. Temperatures will rise slightly, reaching 17 degrees Celsius in the north, 18 to 20 degrees Celsius in the rest of the mainland, and 20 to 21 degrees Celsius in the southern Aegean.

Weather: Saturday, December 4, 2021

Cloudy skies with rain and scattered thunderstorms in most parts of the country. These conditions may be intense in some areas but will gradually subside in the west and north. Temporary snowfall is expected in the central and northern mountainous regions during the morning hours. Winds will blow from the south at 4 to 6 Beaufort, and locally at 7 Beaufort over the seas; they will gradually shift from the west and north to north-northwest at the same. Temperatures will drop slightly, mainly in the north.

Weather for Sunday, December 5, 2021

In the southeast, cloudy skies with rain and scattered thunderstorms are expected, followed by a rapid improvement in conditions. In the rest of the country, cloud cover will be light but will increase temporarily, with local showers starting in the afternoon in the northwest, where scattered thunderstorms will also occur overnight. Winds will blow from the north-northwest at 4 to 6 Beaufort and, starting in the afternoon, will shift to the west-southwest at the same intensity.Temperatures will not change significantly.

Weather: Monday, December 6, 2021

Cloudy skies with local showers and scattered thunderstorms are initially forecast for the west and will gradually spread to the rest of the country. Snowfall is expected in the mountainous areas of the mainland. Winds will be from the south-southwest at 5 to 6 Beaufort, gradually increasing to 7 Beaufort over the seas and, starting in the afternoon, locally reaching 8 Beaufort.Temperatures will rise slightly, mainly in the south.