Extreme weather conditions are expected in areas of Greece on Saturday and Monday, according to an emergency bulletin released by the National Weather Service on Friday. The Elpis weather front is expected to bring low temperatures, heavy snow and gale force winds.
Temperatures across the country will gradually drop from Saturday, with highs of no more than 3 degrees Celsius from Monday to Wednesday. There will be strong frosts, especially in the central and northern regions of the country.
Macedonia and Thrace can expect snow from Saturday, followed by Thessaly, eastern central Greece and Evia. On Saturday night there will be snowfall in the Aegean and on Monday in the eastern Peloponnese, Crete and the Dodecanese. Much of the country will also experience heavy snow on Tuesday.
On Monday and Tuesday, especially in eastern Greece and the Aegean, there will be gales from the northeast and strong gales (force 8 to 9).
