Sunday will bring additional cooling, scattered rain or sleet, light snowfall in mountainous areas, and widespread frost, locally strong in northeastern Greece.

The municipality’s Street Work teams will operate around the clock across the city, distributing hot drinks, food, clothing and blankets.

Greece is bracing for continued snowfall as the latest cold front sweeps across the country, with meteorologist Klearchos Marousakis warning that Attica is “almost certain” to be affected

Greece rings in the New Year under a brief but intense winter outbreak, with sharp temperature drops, strong northerly winds and local snowfall, followed by a rapid warm-up and unsettled weekend weather across many regions

As temperatures plunge across Greece, the City of Athens rolls out round-the-clock shelters, street outreach, and emergency hotlines to safeguard homeless and vulnerable residents during an intense winter cold snap

Emergency measures have been activated as freezing temperatures and snow make their way into Greece starting Wednesday.