Rough weather with bitter cold

Attica

Weather: overcast with rainfall and storms in the afternoon.

Winds: variable at 3-7B.

Temperature: 5-13C.

Thessaloniki

Weather: rainfall, storms and snowfall in the mountain regions, increased at night.

Winds: variable 3-5B.

Temperature: 0 -8C.

Macedonia and Thrace

Weather: rainfall, storms and snowfall starting from Thrace in the morning and passing on to central and western Macedonia in the afternoon, with an increase during the night.

Winds: variable 3-6B.

Temperature: 2-10C, 4 lower in western Macedonia.

Ionian, Epirus, the western mainland and western Peloponnisos

Weather: rainfall and storms. Snow will fall on the mountains of Epirus and the western mainland, locally intense.

Winds: western 4-6B, up to 8 in the Ionian.

Temperature: 4-14C, 5 lower in Epirus.

Thessaly, the eastern mainland, Evia and eastern Peloponnisos

Weather: rainfall, storms, and snowfall on the mountains of Thessaly and the central mainland, increased during the night.

Winds: variable 4-6B.

Temperature: 6-16C, 4 lower in Thessaly.

Cyclades and Crete

Weather: rainfall with chances of storms.

Winds: western 4-6B.

Temperature: 12-17C.

Dodecanese and eastern Aegean

Weather: rainfall and storms, increased during the night.

Winds: western 4-6B, which will turn to southern at night.

Temperature: 11-17C.

The high winds of 8-9B, have caused problems in many ports. Shipping routes face great difficulty. "Blue star Delos" bound for Paros, Naxos, Ios, Santorini, "Blue Star Ithaki" bound for Siros, Tinos and Mykonos, and “Ag. Georgios” bound for Serifos, Sifnos, Folegandros, Sikinos, Ios, and Santorini, did not leave Piraeus this morning.

“Penelope” can only make its routes to Andros, and not to Mykonos and Tinos. “Marmari Express” did not leave for Kea and Kithnos. Hydrofoils in Saronikos are only reaching Aigina and the route for Lefiki-Igoumenitsa was also canceled.

The Coast Guard requests that all citizens check with their local authorities before traveling.

Xmas eve weather: rainfall in the east and south and snowfall in the mountain areas.

Winds: northern 4-8B, declining in the Aegean in the afternoon.

Temperature: very low, with frost forming in the central and northern parts during the morning.

Xmas day weather: the temperature will drop below zero in many regions and frost will form in the central and northern parts. The rest of the areas will have rainfall, while snow is expected on the mountains and the southwestern parts.