After a calm and mostly sunny start, the skies over Greece have plans for a little afternoon drama. Tuesday rolls in with generally fair weather and seasonal temperatures, but don’t be fooled — local showers and a few hit-or-miss thunderstorms are expected to pop up in the mainland’s mountainous areas as the day heats up.

Temperature Check:

  • Western Macedonia: 8–24°C
  • Rest of Macedonia & Thrace: 12–28°C
  • Thessaly & Central Greece: 14–29°C
  • Epirus: 10–25°C
  • Peloponnese: 10–29°C
  • Ionian Islands: 12–26°C
  • North & East Aegean: 10–27°C
  • Cyclades: 14–27°C
  • Dodecanese: 18–25°C
  • Crete: 11–27°C

Winds on Watch:

  • Aegean breezes come from the west to southwest at 3–5 Beaufort, turning gusty around the Dodecanese with winds reaching 6 Beaufort.
  • Ionian winds stay milder, mostly west to northwest at 2–4 Beaufort.

Spotlight on the Cities:

  • Athens: Mostly sunny with a few clouds drifting in during the afternoon. Light northwest winds in the morning shifting to southwest breezes (2–4 Beaufort) later in the day. Expect 18–27°C in the city center.
  • Thessaloniki: A clear start followed by passing clouds in the afternoon. Winds pick up from the northwest, reaching up to 5 Beaufort by evening. Temperatures hover between 16–29°C.