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Stamata Wildfires Signal Dangerous Heatwave On the Way

2021-07-27 by Argophilia Travel News

cooking

Wildfires today near Athens have firefighters battling intense blazes. Officials warn of coming heat wave.

Tags: 1987 heatwave, dangerous weather, Greece summer, Greek wildfires., heat advisory, heat wave, Stamata Wildfires, temperature warning, weather alert, weather warning

Greece Expecting Warmest January in the Last 50 Years

2021-01-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Hersonissos

According to Greece’s National Observatory of Athens the country will experience the highest January temperatures of the last 50 years.

Tags: Crete weather, global warming, Greece weather, Greece weather conditions, Heraklion temperatures, heraklion weather, record January, record temperatures, warm front, weather alert, weather records, winter weather

Torrential Rains Cause Severe Flooding Across Much of Crete

2020-11-10 by Delia Gavrilescu

Crete rainfall

Heavy flooding due to torrential rains have damaged roads, flooded hundreds of homes, and swept cars into the sea on Crete Island.

Tags: crete, Crete flooding, Crete Island, Crete lockdown, Crete rains, Crete storms, Greece weather, Malia, weather alert, Zorbas Island

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

Greece Weather Forecast “Baking Hot” All This Week

2020-09-02 by Delia Gavrilescu

Sitia cooks

According to the Athens National Observatory, Greece will continue to cook under unseasonally high temperatures through the rest of this week.

Tags: Crete temperatures, Crete weather, extreme weather, Greece forecast, Greece weather, weather alert

Greece Bracing for Hottest Heatwave Ever on Sunday

2020-05-16 by Phil Butler

Greece heatwave

According to the Athens National Observatory, temperatures in Greece tomorrow will break world records for this time of year.

Tags: beaches, Crete weather, Greece heat wave, Greece weather, heat wave, matala, record temperatures, summer temperatures, sun warning, UV alert, weather advisory, weather alert, weather warning

Heatwave Hits This Week for Crete and Southern Greece

2020-05-12 by Delia Gavrilescu

Chania heat

Get ready, this week Greece and most of southern Europe expect the first summer heatwave to arrive via warm air masses from Africa.

Tags: Aegean heat, Aegean weather, crete, Crete heat wave, Crete temperatures, Greek summer, heat wave, summer heat, weather, 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

Crete Experiencing False Spring Until Week’s End

2020-02-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion weather

Today on Crete island it feels like Spring as unseasonally warm air masses now cover large parts of Europe. Temperatures Monday and Tuesday will approach 20°C. According to the National Observatory of Athens weather service ”Meteo”, this warming trend is expected to continue into next week, as even hotter air masses dominate the Mediterranean Sea. […]

Tags: Crete forecast, Crete weather, Greece weather, heraklion weather, METEO, weather, weather alert, weather systems, weather travel

Crete Island Officials Issue Flood Warning as Precaution

2019-11-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Crete weather

The Region of Crete is advising residents and visitors to exercise extreme caution on Friday, as weather forecasts warn of powerful storms.

Tags: Chania Crete, Crete flooding, Crete Island, Crete Region, Crete weather, Greece flood warning, Hellenic National Meteorological Service, HNMS, weather alert

Freakish Greece Storm Kills Six and Batters Halkidiki

2019-07-11 by Phil Butler

Weather Greece

A violent storm that ripped across northern Greece has killed six tourists and injured at least 30-50 others.

Tags: Athansios Kaltsas, Charalambos Steriadis, Europe storms, Greece, Greece alerts, Greece hail, Greece storm, Greece weather, Halkidiki, killer storm, Mediterranean storms, storm warning, Summer storm, Thessaloniki, weather alert

Heat Advisory Greece – Temperatures Still Cooking This Week

2019-07-09 by Argophilia Travel News

sunset

The National Observatory of Athens says, the heat wave that has baked much of Europe the past week will continue across much of Greece.

Tags: Greece heat index, heat advisors, heat advisory, heat index, heat stroke, heat wave, National Observatory of Athens, temperature alert, weather alert




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