November storm to bring heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms across Greece

Greece is facing a spell of unsettled weather as November begins, with successive low-pressure systems bringing rain, strong thunderstorms and hail to much of the country. The intense phenomena are expected to continue until Tuesday, according to ERTnews meteorologist Olga Papavgoulou.

The first low-pressure system will move from the Ionian region and begin affecting western Greece on Saturday evening. A second, deeper system will arrive from Italy on Monday and Tuesday, causing more organized and intense bad weather.

“«Caution regarding movements»”

Colder air masses of polar origin from northern and northeastern Europe will also move toward lower latitudes, though temperatures are not expected to drop significantly during the bad weather.

On Sunday, 1 November, Attica and ten other regions will be at the center of the instability, according to meteorologist Yiannis Kallianos. Rainfall totals in some parts of Attica could reach 30 to 40 millimetres, raising the risk of water accumulation and local flooding.

Beyond Attica, strong rain and thunderstorms may affect parts of Epirus, western and southern Peloponnese, the Ionian Islands, eastern Central Greece, Euboea, the Sporades, Central and Eastern Macedonia, Thrace, and the northeastern and eastern Aegean islands as far as the Dodecanese.

Authorities are urging caution regarding travel, particularly in Attica, where locally intense phenomena are not ruled out. The weather is expected to remain especially unstable from the early morning hours until about 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.