Temperatures reach 41 degrees Celsius. Greece is preparing for its first heat wave this summer
Preparing during the summer of this year, after being spared during the month of June from the record heat waves that swept most parts of
Meteorologist Theodoros Koulidas said that maximum temperatures in the Thessaly region, parts of the Peloponnese Peninsula and the greater Athens region may touch or exceed 40 degrees Celsius, expecting that the weather will begin to gradually moderate starting Thursday.
Heat waves in Greece
Koulidas explained that forecasts for the period from Monday to Wednesday indicate that the country will not witness just a transient rise in temperatures, but rather a heat wave with full-fledged characteristics, especially in the mainland regions.
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The Meteo.gr website reported recording the first temperature exceeding 40 degrees Celsius this season, after it reached 40.4 degrees Celsius in the town of Konitsa, northwest of the country.
For its part, the Greek National Meteorological Authority expected temperatures to range between 40 and 41 degrees Celsius in most areas of the mainland on Monday and Tuesday.
Record levels
Recording such temperatures in late July is unusual in Greece, but the rain and strong winds witnessed this month contributed to delaying the heat waves, at a time when European countries recorded several record levels of temperature.
The Meteo.gr website indicated that this is the third most recent date since 2011 in which a temperature exceeding 40 degrees Celsius was recorded, after July 20, 2015 and July 30, 2013.
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