Greece greets the day with a splash and ends it with a smile! Rain and thunderstorms will rumble through the early morning, especially in Thrace and the Northeast Aegean, but skies will clear quickly across the country, ushering in a fresher, breezier day. Expect a drop in temperatures and gusty northern winds to shake things up.
Here’s the breakdown:Early storms in the northeast fade by morning.Crete and Northern Greece see scattered showers through the early hours, clearing by late afternoon.Elsewhere, mostly clear skies with some clouds up north and over Crete.Temperatures cool off:Western Macedonia: 7–19°CEastern Macedonia & Thrace: 11–25°CIonian Islands: 15–24°CEpirus: 8–27°CThessaly: 11–24°CCentral Greece: 11–26°CPeloponnese: 13–28°CNorth Aegean Islands: 15–25°CCentral & South Aegean Islands: 17–25°CCrete: 17–26°CWind alert:
Northwesterly winds pick up steam, blowing at 4 to 6 Beaufort, reaching 7 Beaufort in the Aegean—perfect for sailboats, not so great for hats.
Local snapshots:Athens: Fair skies with occasional high clouds. Gentle northwesterly breezes (2–4 Beaufort) and temps between 15 and 27°C.Thessaloniki: Sunny with a few passing clouds. Northwesterly winds at 3–5 Beaufort and a mild range of 12 to 25°C.
Source: meteo