Weather: Suspension of traffic on Parnitha Avenue due to snowfall – 2024-02-16 01:58:08

Vehicular traffic on Parnitha Avenue was stopped shortly before 11:00 on Thursday morning, due to snowfall.

In particular, the stoppage of traffic applies from the height of the Casino onwards as, according to EL.AS., the falling snow makes it impossible for vehicles to pass through.

The weather

The drop in temperature and its return to winter levels are the main features of the weather, today Thursday. However, this winter break will not last long and is expected to be the last winter event for this year.

The prognosis

More detail, today is Thursday clouds are forecast in the eastern mainland, the Aegean islands and Crete, with local rains in the Sporades, Evia, eastern Sterea, the Cyclades, the eastern Aegean islands, the Dodecanese and especially in Crete, where we expect the highest rain levels .

Individual storms will occur in the Dodecanese and Crete, while snowfall will occur in the mountains of Crete, mainly in the White Mountains. In the rest of the country, generally clear weather. The winds will blow from the north and will reach 7 to 8 Beaufort in the Aegean. The temperature will reach 12 to 15 degrees and locally in western Greece and the Dodecanese 16 to 17 degrees Celsius.

At Thessaloniki sunshine, north northwest winds that will temporarily reach 5 to 6 Beaufort and a temperature of up to 14 degrees Celsius are forecast.

Her Friday the rains will be limited mainly to Evia, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese and Crete and will gradually weaken. The north in the Aegean will reach 6 to 7 Beaufort and the temperature will rise a little. The weather is forecast to improve further over the weekend, with plenty of sunshine across the country. The rains will gradually be limited only to Crete and stop, the north winds in the Aegean will weaken and the temperature will rise a little more, reaching 16 to 17 degrees Celsius in Attica.