The weather will be rainy today in the northern and mountainous continental areas, while strong thunderstorms are expected in central Macedonia from time to time until the afternoon. On the contrary, sunshine with a few clouds will prevail in the rest of Greece, local moderate winds in the sea, while the temperature will drop slightly in the west and north.

From tomorrow, according to Theodore Kolydas, the melting weather will also return. As the Star meteorologist says in a post, “after a short period of weakened winds, the well-known to all of us, the melemi returns to the Aegean Sea from Wednesday afternoon, offering relief from the heat and favorable conditions for most coastal areas of the country. According to the latest forecast data, winds will initially increase to 6 to 7 Beaufort in the central and southern Aegean Sea from Wednesday afternoon. The peak is expected from Thursday to Sunday, where in some places – mainly in areas such as the Cyclades, Karpathos and the southeastern Aegean – the gusts of the wind will reach 7 to 8 Beaufort“.

However, Kolydas says that despite the strengthening winds, the impact on shipping and tourist travel is not expected to be significant. “During the night, the winds will decrease by 1 to 2 Beaufort, which reduces the waves and creates better conditions for coastal connections and sea travel.”

At the same time, it notes that “in addition to its well-known influence on the seas, the meltemi also has a positive effect on temperatures, limiting the intense heat, especially in the eastern mainland and island parts of the country. As it is not accompanied by storms or unstable weather conditions, it is characterised as a stable, cool and – ultimately – beneficial phenomenon for the days to come. Travellers are advised to keep an eye on updates from the port authorities and shipping companies, however, at present, no serious disruption to sea transport is on the horizon. This year’s summer melem seems to be returning with stability but without extremes, offering natural coolness and helping to maintain a milder temperature situation in eastern and southern Greece.”

Tsatrafillias: “First a shot of dew, then prolonged heat…”

“Extended heat” is predicted for the days leading up to August 15 by meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafillias, as well as local thunderstorms in the coming hours.

Specifically, as he says in a post, the days ahead will pass without “weather extremes“, with the exception of northern Greece, where strong thunderstorms are expected in the next 24 hours.

“From Thursday and for several days the mercury will be 3-5 degrees above normal levels keeping the heat bearable. The weather will be warmer in western Greece with a temperature ceiling of 36-37 degrees. Also the winds from Thursday will pick up (6-7 Beaufort) until the end of the week, “notes in the same post Mr. Tsatrafillias.

Regarding the possibility of a new heat wave “visiting” the country, the meteorologist said: “Regarding the question of whether another heatwave will come, the answer cannot be one-word answer. However, although the chances are decreasing, I will not hide from you that I see warm air masses approaching us after the 15th of the month and need to be monitored.”

At 37˚C yesterday, the maximum temperature

High temperatures were recorded on Monday 04 August 2025 according to the network of automatic meteorological stations of the National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr mainly in the east and south. The highest maximum temperature value was recorded at the weather station in Stylida, Fthiotida, with 37.7˚C.

Today’s weather

Cloudy weather with showers and local thunderstorms are forecast, initially in Macedonia, Thessaly, possibly in the Sporades and later in the rest of the mainland, while the rest of the country will be sunny with some clouds. The phenomena may be locally strong in Epirus and Macedonia and will be accompanied by increased electrical activity and local hail. A decrease of the phenomena is expected from the afternoon hours, while showers and local thunderstorms are expected in the evening hours in Western Central Greece and Central Ionian. Visibility in the evening and early morning hours will be locally limited.

In the early morning and evening hours, the weather will be limited in some parts of the day.
The temperature will range from 19 to 36 degrees in Northern Greece (in Western Macedonia from 14 to 27 degrees), 21 to 35 degrees in Central and Southern Greece, 18 to 31 degrees in Western Greece, 22 to 33 degrees in the Cyclades and Crete, 20 to 36 degrees in the East Aegean islands and 24 to 31 degrees in the Dodecanese.

The winds will blow in the North and Central Aegean from northern directions, light to moderate 3-5 Beaufort and in the South Aegean from western directions with the same intensity, while in the Ionian Sea from northwestern directions light to almost moderate 3-4 Beaufort and in the North Ionian Sea occasionally moderate 5 Beaufort.

Sunshine with a few clouds, increasing in the afternoon and evening hours, with the possibility of local rain or occasional thunderstorms in the northern and mountainous parts, we expect on Tuesday in Attica. The temperature will range from 24 to 35 degrees Celsius, but in the north and east it will be 2-3 degrees lower. Winds will blow from variable directions, light and in the east from the north, light and locally almost moderate 4 Beaufort.

Cloudy weather with local rain and occasional thunderstorm, with gradual improvement is expected on Tuesday in Thessaloniki. The temperature will range from 23 to 32 degrees Celsius. The winds in Thermaikos will blow from northwestern directions, light to almost moderate 3-4 Beaufort.

The weather on Wednesday, August 6

Nearly clear weather. In the midday – afternoon hours in the mainland and Crete clouds will develop and local rain will occur, mainly in the mountains.

The winds will blow from northern directions 4 to 5 and in the sea locally 6, gradually in the Aegean Sea 7 Beaufort.

The temperature will rise slightly.

The weather on Thursday, August 7

The weather will be generally clear. In the midday – afternoon hours in the northern and central continents clouds will develop.

In the afternoon and evening hours, the weather will be cloudy in the north and south.
Winds will blow from the north from the west 4 to 6 Beaufort in the west and 5 to 7 Beaufort in the east, gradually up to 8 Beaufort in the northern Aegean.

The weather on Friday, August 8

Generally clear weather. In the midday-afternoon hours, occasional clouds will develop in the mountains.

Winds will blow from the north in the west at 4 to 6 Beaufort, in the east at 6 to 7 Beaufort and in the Aegean Sea locally at 8 Beaufort.

The temperature will not change significantly.

The weather on Saturday, August 9

Generally clear weather.

Winds will blow from the north, in the west 4 to 5 and in the Ionian Sea occasionally 6 Beaufort, in the east 6 to 7 and in the Aegean Sea locally 8 Beaufort.

The temperature will rise.

The weather will be mild, with a slight increase in temperature and a slight increase in wind speed.