Μake us preferred on Google Greece is set for a largely sunny weekend, with temperatures reaching 22 degrees Celsius on Saturday, before a shift in conditions brings scattered rain and cooler weather to parts of the country on Sunday.
Friday will also bring generally favorable conditions, with extended periods of sunshine and temperatures reaching 22 degrees in some areas. However, clouds will develop intermittently, bringing local showers in several regions.
Winds will range from 4 to 7 on the Beaufort scale, with stronger gusts in some coastal areas.
In Athens, clouds will increase at times, with a chance of local rain. Thessaloniki will see a similar pattern, with cloudy skies and periods of clearer weather. Temperatures in the northern city will range from 8 to 16 degrees, with winds of 2 to 5 on the Beaufort scale.
Saturday brings sunshine before Sunday showers
Saturday is expected to be mostly clear, with temperatures reaching 22 degrees Celsius and winds strengthening to as much as 7 on the Beaufort scale in some areas.
Sunday will remain generally fair across much of Greece, but intermittent cloud cover and scattered showers are forecast in several regions.
The affected areas include Central Macedonia, eastern Thessaly, eastern Central Greece, Evia, eastern and southern Peloponnese, Crete and Kastellorizo. Local showers are expected to persist until the afternoon, while the rest of the country will generally enjoy clear skies.
Visibility may be reduced in parts of western Greece during the morning.
Winds will vary in direction in western Greece, reaching 3 to 4 on the Beaufort scale. In eastern areas, northerly winds will blow at 4 to 6, strengthening to locally 7 to 8 in the Aegean Sea.
Temperatures to drop on Sunday
Temperatures will fall on Sunday, particularly in central Greece.
The forecast highs are 14 to 16 degrees in northern Greece and 17 to 19 degrees across the rest of the country. The Dodecanese islands will be warmer, with temperatures reaching 20 to 21 degrees.
In Athens, temperatures will range from 11 to 17 degrees Celsius, while Thessaloniki will see lows of 8 degrees and highs of 16 degrees.
