Spring weather sets the tone for Holy Week, with changes expected toward Easter

With spring-like conditions prevailing and the upwind acting arsenic an ally, Holy Week begins nether peculiarly favorable circumstances some connected onshore and astatine sea, according to protothema.gr meteorologist George Tsatrafyllias.

On Great Monday, sunshine volition predominate crossed astir parts of the country. Only constricted instability is expected, with little midday showers apt successful Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Crete, and the Dodecanese.

Temperatures volition amusement a flimsy increase, reaching 21–22°C successful mainland areas and astir 18°C connected the islands. Northern winds volition stay manageable, posing nary important issues for maritime transport, blowing astatine up to 4 Beaufort successful the Ionian Sea and 6 Beaufort successful the Aegean.

In Attica, conditions volition stay mostly clear. Winds successful the Euboean Gulf volition not transcend 4 Beaufort, portion temperatures are expected to scope betwixt 9°C and 21°C.

The favorable upwind signifier volition persist done Great Tuesday and Great Wednesday, with temperatures climbing adjacent higher—up to 24°C successful parts of the mainland.

However, a displacement is expected from Maundy Thursday onward, arsenic temperatures statesman to autumn and atmospheric instability increases.

Looking up to the play from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, forecast models presently amusement important discrepancies, making it hard to find with certainty however upwind conditions volition germinate during the highest of the vacation period.