Weather: Rain Continues – When Are Temperatures Expected to Drop?
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The week will end with rain and thunderstorms in several parts of the country, while a slight drop in temperatures is also expected. The detailed forecast from the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY).
- 23 Οκτωβρίου 2026 08:41
Friday (23/10) will bring unsettled weather, with local rain and a few thunderstorms developing, although several areas will also see periods of improvement.
Temperatures will remain relatively mild.
As for the weekend, unsettled conditions will persist, with cloud cover and local rain in several areas.
From Monday, conditions will become locally more intense, with thunderstorms mainly in central and southern parts of the country and over the Aegean, while temperatures will fall slightly.
Weather on Friday, 23/10
In central Macedonia during the early hours and, until the afternoon, in eastern Macedonia, Thrace and the islands of the northeastern Aegean, there will be cloud cover with local rain and isolated thunderstorms.
In the rest of the country, there will be a few clouds, temporarily increasing in the east, where local rain or showers are expected.
Visibility will be locally reduced during the morning and evening hours, with possible patches of fog.
Winds will blow from the northwest at 4 to 5 Beaufort in the west. In the east, they will initially blow from southerly directions at 3 to 5 Beaufort, gradually turning northerly with the same intensity, while in the southern Aegean they will be westerly at 3 to 5 Beaufort.
Temperatures will reach 21 to 23°C, 24 to 25°C in the rest of the country, and locally 26°C in southern areas.
Temperatures: Minimum – Maximum
- Thrace: 12–21°C
- Eastern Macedonia: 13–23°C
- Central Macedonia: 13–22°C
- Western Macedonia: 8–20°C
- Epirus: 10–21°C
- Thessaly: 11–23°C
- Ionian Islands: 16–24°C
- Western Central Greece: 13–24°C
- Western Peloponnese: 15–25°C
- Eastern Peloponnese: 15–26°C
- Cyclades: 18–24°C
- Eastern Central Greece – Evia: 13–25°C
- Crete: 15–24°C
- Eastern Aegean Islands: 16–24°C
- Dodecanese: 19–26°C
- Attica: 15–25°C
- Thessaloniki: 13–22°C
Weather on Saturday, 24/10
Initially in central Macedonia, the Ionian Islands and the Cyclades, gradually in Crete, and during the midday and afternoon hours in the remaining mainland areas, there will be temporarily increased cloud cover with local rain or showers.
In the rest of the country, there will be thin cloud cover, temporarily becoming denser.
Visibility will be locally reduced during the morning hours, mainly over maritime and coastal areas, and during the evening over the mainland, especially in mountainous areas.
Winds will blow from the northwest in the west and from northerly directions in the east at 3 to 4 Beaufort, temporarily reaching up to 5 Beaufort locally in the Aegean.
Temperatures will reach locally 20 to 22°C over the mainland and the Ionian Islands, and locally 23 to 24°C in Crete, the eastern Aegean islands and the Dodecanese.
Weather on Sunday, 24/10
Cloud cover with local rain is expected across most of the country, except Macedonia and Thrace.
Scattered thunderstorms will develop mainly over central and southern mainland areas, Crete and the Aegean islands, where they may locally be strong.
Winds over the seas will blow from northerly directions at 4 to 5 Beaufort, locally reaching 6 Beaufort, while in the southern Aegean they will blow from easterly directions with the same intensity.
Temperatures will fall slightly in eastern areas.
Weather on Monday, 25/10
Cloud cover with local rain across most of the country, except Macedonia and Thrace.
Scattered thunderstorms will develop mainly over central and southern mainland areas, Crete and the Aegean islands, where they may locally be strong.
Winds over the seas will blow from northerly directions at 4 to 5 Beaufort, locally reaching 6 Beaufort, while in the southern Aegean they will blow from easterly directions with the same intensity.
Temperatures will fall slightly in eastern areas.
Weather in Attica
Friday, October 23, 2026
Cloud cover, periodically increasing, with a chance of local rain during the midday and afternoon hours.
Visibility will be locally reduced during the morning hours in eastern areas.
Winds will initially blow from the northwest at 3 to 4 Beaufort, quickly becoming variable, while only in eastern areas they will blow from the north to northeast with the same intensity.
Temperatures will range from 15 to 25°C.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
A few clouds, periodically increasing. Visibility will be locally reduced during the morning hours in northern areas.
Winds will blow from northerly directions at 3 to 4 Beaufort, temporarily reaching up to 5 Beaufort in eastern areas, with a gradual weakening trend from midday onwards.
Temperatures will range from 13 to 22°C.