Increased concentrations of African dust are being observed these days by citizens across the country since Friday morning, according to the National Observatory of Athens. “Atmospheric circulation favors the transport of African dust toward our country. The concentrations are not very large, but they become visible as a veil, giving hazy colors to the atmosphere. Most of the dust will continue for the next two days, but it will recede from the beginning of next week,” notes Kostas Lagouvardos, meteorologist and research director at the National Observatory of Athens.
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Weather: How the African dust phenomenon will develop tomorrow
According to meteo.gr, on Saturday, September 13, good weather conditions will prevail throughout the country with only a few local clouds. During midday hours, cloud cover in mountainous mainland areas will increase, bringing light showers. African dust concentrations will remain slightly elevated. Temperatures will range in Western Macedonia from 12 to 28 degrees, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 15 to 29-31, in Thessaly from 16 to 31-33 degrees, in Epirus from 16 to 32-34 degrees, in Eastern Central Greece and Evia from 17 to 30-32, in other mainland areas from 17 to 34-36 and locally 37, in the Ionian Islands from 18 to 30-32, in the Aegean islands and Crete from 17 to 29-31 degrees, while locally in the Eastern Aegean islands maximum temperatures will reach 33 degrees Celsius.
Winds in the Aegean will blow from northern directions with intensities up to 5 Beaufort, while locally in the Southern Aegean and the broader Cabo Doro area they will strengthen to strong 6 Beaufort. In the Ionian Sea, northwestern winds will blow with intensities up to 4 Beaufort. In Attica and the city of Athens, we expect few clouds. Winds will blow from the north-northeast with intensities of 4-5 Beaufort and locally in eastern areas 6 Beaufort. Temperature will range from 24 to 31-32 degrees. In Thessaloniki, we expect sunshine with local clouds from midday hours. Winds will blow from variable directions with intensities of 2-3 Beaufort and during the warm hours of the day southeastern with intensities of 3-4 Beaufort. Temperature will range from 22 to 29 degrees.
