Choking is the atmosphere throughout the country almost as much as both the African dust as well as the cloud created a “veil” while at the same time temperature It will touch 24 degrees Celsius.
The phenomenon of African dust, as explained by Kostas Lagouvardos, meteorologist – research director at the Athens National Observatory (meteo.gr), will also be combined by high temperatures, up to 6 degrees higher than normal for the season.
“A new episode of dust has begun in our country. On Sunday, it was mainly affected by the Ionian Sea and a few parts of Western Greece, but on Monday and Tuesday and probably Wednesday will affect almost the entire country. The highest concentrations will be in the west and south. It is not a particularly powerful dust episode, but it is one of the episodes we see relatively in the spring, we watch it and we will have what our details show quite high dust concentrations until next Thursday, ”says Kostas Lagouvardos.
OR blur in the atmosphere It will not only be due to dust. “In the pictures we see in heaven it is not only dust, there is clouds. Due to the southern winds and a system coming from the west, which gives rains to the west and north we have clouds in several areas. And rain, but also sparse clouds, high clouds that combine with dust, ”says Mr. Lagouvardos.
The episode of African dust is, however, accompanied by high temperatures. “Because of the southern winds we also have increased temperatures for the season. Especially in the southern areas in our country, and in Crete, we will see temperatures reaching 23 and 24 degrees the next two days, three days. It should be emphasized that these temperatures are about 5 to 6 degrees higher than normal levels for the season. Then the temperatures will fall to the normal level for the season, ”says Costas Lagouvardos.