A stunning scene was captured on camera at Mount Olympus, as Greece’s highest peak — reaching 2,918 meters at its summit — was blanketed in white on July 24, 2026. A powerful hailstorm unleashed a relentless assault on the mountain, transforming the landscape into a scene reminiscent of the depths of winter, as seen in the video shared by Weather Forecast Greece on Facebook. Thunderstorm activity is expected to continue through Saturday. Greece’s National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued an emergency weather deterioration bulletin following a meeting of the National Meteorological Service’s Risk Committee.
The EMY emergency bulletin
For Friday, July 24, particularly intense weather conditions are forecast for the Sporades islands, central and northern Euboea, and the coastal areas of the regional units of Larissa, Magnesia, and Fthiotida. Strong weather phenomena are also expected across Imathia, Pieria, Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, and southern Euboea. In the Attica region, rain and scattered thunderstorms are expected during the afternoon and evening hours.
For Saturday, July 25, conditions will be confined to the eastern and southern parts of the country, with locally intense activity expected over central and northern Euboea and the northern and northeastern Aegean islands (Thasos, Lemnos, Samothrace). Conditions are forecast to gradually weaken from midday onward.
