Storm Adel batters Athens with severe hail, heavy rain and storms

Storm Adel continues its passage, battering various regions of the country and creating serious problems, while since Thursday evening (27/11) it has made its presence felt in Athens.

Civil Protection is on “red alert“, as heavy rain and storms are already occurring in several areas, causing problems in Western Greece and beyond, while throughout the night and in the early morning hours of Friday, intense rainfall has been recorded in Athens, along with hailstorms in areas of the southern, northern and central suburbs.

Storm Adel hits Athens: severe thunderstorms and hailstorms in the most difficult 24 hours

Meteorologist Theodoros Kolydas published maps showing the areas that will be most affected by intense hailstorms as well as the cumulative rainfall for today, Friday

Live weather tracking:

According to the latest forecast from the National Observatory of Athens, today is characterized by a high probability of large hail formation, even in Athens, while the rainfall episode is classified as category 4, meaning “very significant“. Snowfall is recorded in mountainous areas of Western, Central and Northern Greece.

Double passage over Athens on Friday

According to Theodoros Kolydas, Friday morning will affect western and southern Peloponnese as well as Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, while the meteorologist draws attention to Thasos. According to the meteorologist “Athens will have a double passage of phenomena, one at night and another after dawn on Friday“.

On Friday afternoon, the storm will hit Eastern Macedonia – Thrace as well as the Eastern Aegean, with Mr. Kolydas drawing attention to Chios, Samos and Ikaria. The phenomena in these areas will continue into the evening while the Dodecanese will also be affected. From morning until Saturday noon, the focus shifts to the Dodecanese and weakening will begin.

Heavy rain, storms and hailstorms

According to forecasting data from meteo.gr / EAA, today Friday 28/11 the severe weather will continue with heavy rain and storms, high rainfall amounts locally, as well as hailstorms with probability of large hail.

More specifically:

On Friday 28/11, locally heavy rain and storms are expected in Western Greece, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Central and Eastern Macedonia, Thrace and areas of Thessaly and the Sporades. Similar phenomena will affect the islands of the Northern and Eastern Aegean and the Cyclades from midday hours and towards evening the Dodecanese and Crete. Hailstorms will occur mainly in the Peloponnese, Eastern Central Greece, including Athens, and progressively in the Aegean islands. Locally, the hail may be large in size. Snow will fall in the western, central and northern mountains.

Emergency weather warning bulletin

The Emergency Dangerous Weather Phenomena Bulletin is updated according to the latest forecasting data.

Weather system named ADEL will affect almost the entire country today Friday (28-11-25) with rain and storms. The phenomena in many areas of western and northern Greece as well as in the eastern Aegean will be severe and will be accompanied by local hailstorms and intermittently by very strong winds.

More specifically:

On Friday (28-11-25) heavy rain and storms are forecast:

a. in eastern Macedonia, Thrace and until the afternoon in the regional units of Chalkidiki, Serres, Kilkis and Thessaloniki

b. in the Ionian islands and western and southern Peloponnese until the morning hours

c. in the Eastern Aegean islands from noon

d. in the Dodecanese from the evening hours.

Four regions on “red code”

Heavy rain and storms are already battering Western Greece, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Central and Eastern Macedonia, Thrace and the Sporades, while from noon the phenomena extend to the Northern and Eastern Aegean and the Cyclades. Towards evening, the severe weather wave is expected to affect the Dodecanese and Crete. Severe hailstorms are recorded in the Peloponnese, Eastern Central Greece and areas of Athens, in some cases with large hail.

Yesterday Thursday, the state mechanism preparation procedures were completed, following a meeting of the Risk Assessment Committee convened by the Secretary General of Civil Protection, Nikos Papafstathiou. The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has placed Eastern Macedonia, Thrace, the North Aegean and the Dodecanese on “red code” status, while the Regions of the Ionian Islands, Epirus, Western Greece, Peloponnese, Central Macedonia and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace remain on standby. The Unified Coordination Center for Operations and Crisis Management is in continuous communication with local authorities, while all Civil Protection Councils have been held to ensure immediate response.