The weather in our country is predicted to worsen from Monday with heavy rains and storms that will affect Western, Central and Northern Greecein accordance with emergency bulletin of worsening weather issued by the EMY.

The effects will be locally strong and on Monday they will be noted mainly in the western parts of Thessaly, Epirus, western Macedonia and possibly the Ionian. More areas will be affected on Tuesday and Wednesday.

More detail:

On Monday (25-09-2023) in the west, central and north, rain is predicted, while sporadic locally strong storms will occur mainly in Epirus, western Macedonia, Thessaly and possibly the Ionian. It is noted that in Thessaly the western parts (Trikala and Karditsa prefectures) and the western and northern parts of the Larissa prefecture will be affected.

On Tuesday (26-09-2023) in the Ionian and continental regions (except eastern Macedonia and Thrace), clouds with local rains and locally strong storms are forecast. In Thessaly, the highest rainfall will occur mainly in the northern and eastern parts of the prefecture of Magnesia, as well as in the prefectures of Karditsa, Trikala and the southern areas of the prefecture of Larissa.

On Wednesday (27-09-2023) rains are forecast for almost the entire country, while locally strong storms will occur in the Ionian Sea, the mainland and the northern Aegean. It is pointed out that in Thessaly the highest rainfall levels will occur in the prefectures of Karditsa, Larissa and Trikala as well as in the eastern parts of Magnesia. Strong storms will also occur in the Sporades region.

Since three twenty-four hours have passed since the onset of the strong phenomena, EMY will renew its emergency bulletins every twelve hours and the updates of the emergency bulletins will be a continuation of this bulletin.

Emergency meeting under Kikilia

An extraordinary inter-ministerial meeting will be held today at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, under Minister Vassilis Kikilia, regarding the bad weather expected in the country. The focus of the meeting will be the extraordinary weather phenomena that will affect a large part of the country including Thessaly which is already burdened by the bad weather “Daniel”

The meeting will be attended by the Minister of State Akis Skertsos and the Deputy Ministers to the Prime Minister Thanasis Kontogeorgis and Yiannis Bratakos as well as the Ministries of Interior, Infrastructure & Transport, Climate Crisis & Civil Protection, Environment & Energy, Rural Development & Food, Health, Tourism , Social Cohesion & Family. In addition, representatives of ELAS, the Fire Brigade, GEETHA, the Regions of the country, KEDE, DEDDIE, EMY, meteorologists, as well as representatives of the National Road Network management concessionaires will participate.