Unstable weather is expected across Greece on Monday, February 9, with rain and thunderstorms affecting many areas, especially from midday onward. Snowfall will occur in mainland mountainous regions and in semi-mountainous parts of Thrace. Temperatures will decline compared to previous days, and easterly winds will strengthen in the northern Aegean.
Through the morning, rain and thunderstorms will affect the northern Ionian Islands, parts of Epirus and Macedonia, and the islands of the northern Aegean. The unsettled weather will quickly spread across the rest of western and northern Greece.
After midday, conditions will gradually impact most mainland areas, the Sporades, and the islands of the northeastern Aegean. From late evening, rain and thunderstorms will also reach the Cyclades, Crete, and the Dodecanese.
Storms may be locally intense, with significant rainfall totals expected in Corfu, Halkidiki, and especially eastern Thessaly. Snowfall is forecast for mainland mountain areas and, by evening, at lower elevations in parts of Thrace, mainly in the north.
Temperatures
- Western Macedonia: -2 to 8°C
- Rest of Macedonia & Thrace: 0 to 10–11°C
- Epirus: 4 to 15°C
- Central mainland: 3 to 15–17°C
- Other mainland areas: 6 to 16–18°C
- Ionian Islands: 9 to 15°C
- Northern & Northeastern Aegean islands: 7 to 14–16°C
- Other Aegean islands & Crete: 8 to 17–18°C
Winds
- Northern Aegean: East to northeast winds up to 5 Beaufort, gradually strengthening to 6–7 Beaufort.
- Rest of Aegean: Initially mostly westerly up to 4 Beaufort, gradually turning south to southwest up to 5 Beaufort.
- Ionian Sea: Southerly winds at 5–6 Beaufort, easing slightly after midday and turning westerly.
Athens (Attica Region)
A few clouds increasing after midday. Rain is possible from late afternoon, mainly late at night. Winds from west to south at 3–4 Beaufort. Temperatures from 9 to 16–17°C.
Thessaloniki
Cloudy skies with periods of rain, mainly after midday. Winds initially light and variable, turning easterly at 4–5 Beaufort later in the day. Temperatures from 8 to 13°C.
Travelers should be prepared for wet conditions, possible delays due to heavy rain in some regions, and winter weather in higher elevations.
