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Heraklion’s Nikos Kazantzakis Airport Closed Due to Storms

2022-10-15 by Phil Butler

Heraklion Airport on Crete

Heraklion’s Nikos Kazantzakis Airport has closed until at least 3 PM because of horrendous weather and flooding due to sweeping rainstorms over Crete.

Tags: 112, Crete rain, Crete storms, Crete weather, Heraklion, heraklion weather, Nikos Kazantzakis, Nikos Kazantzakis Airport, storms

Crete To Get a Deep Freeze From “Media” Cold Front

2021-02-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Crete weather

Meteorologists are predicting that the cold front “Medea” arriving on Saturday will bring with it very low temperatures throughout Greece.

Tags: 2021 storms, Aegean forecast, Aegean weather, Aegean winds, Crete forecast, Crete weather, Greece weather, Medea front, Storm Medea, storms, weather

Weather System “Kirki” Dumps Rain on Most of Greece

2020-10-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Foul weather in Greece

A low-pressure front spawned by the weather system Kirki is already moving east over much of southwest Greece today.

Tags: Athens National Observatory, Athens weather, Crete weather, Greece weather, Kirki, storms, weather alert

Midicane Ianos Makes Landfall on Mainland Greece

2020-09-18 by Phil Butler

Ianos satellite

A rare Mediterranean hurricane-like storm Ianos landing in Greece has grounded flights and is lashing the surrounding seas of Greece today.

Tags: Crete weather, cyclone, dangerous weather, Greece weather, heavy weather, Ianos, Ionian Sea, Medicane, Medicane Ianos, storm warnings, storms, weather alert

Intense Showers and Thunderstorms Expected for Crete Later Today

2020-03-03 by Argophilia Travel News

The weather channel

According to the National Observatory in Athens, Crete’s weather is set to change dramatically this evening, March 3, 2020.

Tags: Aegean storms, Aegean weather, Crete storms, Crete weather, extreme weather, Greece weather, meteo.gr, storms, weather alert

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