With reinforced meltemia with gusts exceeding 70 km/h in the central Aegean the next 24 hours will pass. This will result in adverse fire-meteorological conditions in the eastern and southern parts of the country, notes Giorgos Tsatrafyllias in his post.

The Alpha meteorologist points out that from Friday onwards the meltemia will subside resulting in the atmosphere becoming more unstable mainly in northwestern Greece where isolated storms will occur.

In addition, the temperature will start to rise. On Saturday the mercury will reach 37 degrees in the eastern mainland (in areas away from the sea) while there is a clear trend for 40s from Tuesday 2/9/25 onwards for 2-3 days.

Very high fire risk in Attica, Crete and areas of Central Greece and the North Aegean
Very high fire risk (risk category 4) is forecast tomorrow in Attica, Crete as well as areas of Central Greece and the North Aegean, according to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr).

Specifically, very high fire risk is forecast tomorrow for the following areas:

• Region of Attica

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• Region of Central Greece (Regional Unit of Boeotia, Regional Unit of Euboea including the island of Skyros)
• Region of North Aegean (Regional Unit of Lesvos, Regional Unit of Chios, Regional Unit of Samos, Regional Unit of Ikaria)
• Region of Crete

The General Secretariat for Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has informed the competent state agencies involved, as well as the Regions and municipalities of the above areas, in order to be in increased civil protection readiness to immediately address possible fire incidents.

At 90-100 km/h the strongest wind gusts until Wednesday afternoon
Reinforced northern winds blow in the Aegean and the eastern mainland on Wednesday 27/08. According to the network of automatic meteorological stations of meteo.gr / National Observatory of Athens the strongest gusts until 17:30 reached 90-100 km/h. In the relevant table are presented the 8 stations that recorded the strongest gusts.

Weather: Strong meltemia, high temperatures and very high fire risk in 4 regions

The weather today
Sunshine will prevail with only a few local clouds.

The temperature will range in Western Macedonia from 12 to 27-29 degrees, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 14 to 31-33, in Thessaly from 17 to 32-34, in Epirus from 16 to 32-33 degrees, in the rest of the mainland from 17 to 32-34 and locally in the west and south up to 36 degrees, in the Ionian Islands from 18 to 31-32, in the islands of the Aegean and Crete from 19 to 28-30 degrees, while in the islands of the Eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese the maximum will locally reach 33-34 degrees Celsius.

The winds in the Aegean will blow from northern directions with intensities of 5-6 Beaufort. In the Ionian they will blow northwest with intensities up to 4 Beaufort.

In the prefecture of Attica and the city of Athens sunshine is expected. The winds will blow north with intensities of 4-5 Beaufort and in the eastern parts 6 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 23 to 30-32 degrees.

In Thessaloniki a few clouds are expected mainly during midday and afternoon hours. The winds will blow south-southeast with intensities of 2-3 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 22 to 29-30 degrees.

The weather on Friday 29 August
Generally clear weather.

The winds in the west will be variable light, in the east they will blow from northern directions 4 to 5 and in the Aegean 6 and locally 7 Beaufort with gradual weakening from the afternoon.

The temperature will reach in most areas 32 to 34 degrees and locally in the mainland 35 to 36 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Saturday 30 August
Generally clear weather. From midday in the northern Ionian and gradually in Epirus clouds will develop and rains and scattered thunderstorms will occur.

The winds will blow in the west west-southwest 3 to 5 Beaufort and in the east from northern and from midday from southern directions with the same intensity.

The temperature will not show significant change.

The weather on Sunday 31 August
In the western and northern country clouds locally increased with local rains and scattered thunderstorms. Gradual improvement will present the weather from the morning in the west and from the afternoon in the north. In the rest of the country generally clear weather with a few local clouds in Thessaly.

The winds will blow from western directions 3 to 5 and from midday in the western and southern seas locally up to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will show a drop in the west and north.