The second phase of the cold front “Medea” will bring heavier snow to eastern and southern parts of the country from Monday, while icy conditions will continue in central and northern parts, ANA reports.
According to the forecast made by the National Observatory of Athens weather service meteo.gr, snow is expected on Monday in central and eastern parts of Central Greece, Evia, the north and eastern Peloponnese, Thessaly, and the Sporades islands, with sleet falling in coastal and island areas.
The phenomena will then gradually abate and be restricted to eastern Central Greece, Evia, the Cyclades islands, and Crete, where they will become more severe during the night, when there might be heavy snow at very low altitudes, including the city of Athens, by the sea and in parts of Crete, with intermittent snow in Thrace.
Very strong northerly winds of up to 8-9 Beaufort will blow in the Aegean, while easterly winds of up to 7 Beaufort will blow in the Ionian.
Temperatures will range from -4C to 3C in northern Greece, -1C to 4C in Central Greece and the Peloponnese, 1C to 7C in Western Greece, and from -1C to 9C.
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