July 5, 2023
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The first heatwave of the summer is just around the corner with the meteo service of the National Observatory of Athens to warn of extremely high temperatures in the next days.
According to latest weather forecast by meteo.gr, high temperatures up to 38 degrees Celsius locally will prevail until Friday, July 7, 2023.
And this will be the first heatwave of this summer.
Temperatures are forecast to reach 37-38°C in places, both in continental and insular areas of Greece.
The summer north winds (meltemia) on Saturday, July 8, will help the temperatures decrease by by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius.
Meteo high temperatures warning
The METEO unit of the National Observatory of Athens (EAA), in collaboration with the scientific committee of the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center of the Atlantic Council, operationally categorizes days with high temperatures for 6 major Greek cities.
According to this categorization, Category 2 temperature conditions are expected for the cities of Athens and Larissa on Friday 07/07.
Health risks due to extremely high temperatures are therefore foreseen and the necessary precautions and measures must be taken.
At the same time, the meltemia winds increase the risk of wildfires.
source: meteo.gr