According to the latest EMY forecasts, since Thursday, October 2, a significant expected worsening of the weather. From the early hours of Thursday, local rains will begin to the west (mainly in the Ionian, Epirus and Western Peloponnese), which will gradually expand throughout the country. At the same time sporadic thunderstorms will occur in much of the territory, in places strong,
On Friday, October 3, the phenomena will continue widely, with rains and thunderstorms in most areas – as NMS points out – which will, however, weaken after noon to the west and gradually from the night and east.
Particular mention is made in Attica: according to the EMY maps and the prognosis card, clouds with local rains and possible thunderstorms in Attica are expected on Thursday. Correspondingly, published forecasts indicate that residents of Athens will see rainy weather early on Thursday morning, with the possibility of local rain. At the same time, the most intense phenomena are expected in western and northern Greece as well as in the islands of the Eastern Aegean. Temperatures will decline significantly across the country, while strong winds will prevail mainly in the seas.
Meteorologists confirm this scene. George Tsatrafyllias reports that “from Thursday 2 October in the morning, it begins 48 -hour nationwide weather ‘P’ ‘that will extend across the country, accompanying the autumn temperature drop with strong thunderstorms and local snowfalls.
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Thodoris Kolidas points out that the upper barometric low formed in the Adriatic moves to Greece causing “a lot of rain and thunderstorms” on Thursday and Friday. According to Kolidas, the phenomena will be “generalized” in much of the country, although details of the highest risk areas are expected in the coming hours.
Meteorologist Yiannis Kallianos describes the system as “well organized” and explains that it will bring “extensive rainfall, intense thunderstorms, very strong winds and falling temperatures”, and even snow in the northwestern mountains. In a timetable he presented, he says that on Wednesday night the phenomena will begin in the Ionian Sea, while on Thursday “bad weather will affect almost the whole country. In Attica, rains and possible thunderstorms are expected, “respectively, Clearchos Marousakis warns of very high rainfall on October 2-3 that will hit a large part of the country” including Athens “and an increased risk of flooding phenomena.
Analyzes of all experts converge that the forthcoming bad weather will first hit the west and north, with severe phenomena that will gradually expand throughout the country. Great attention is needed mainly in Western Greece (Ionian – Epirus – Western Peloponnese), western Macedonia and eastern Aegean islands, and Attica (Athens) is expected to receive significant rainfall and local thunderstorms at the end of the week.