A yellow warning for extremely high temperatures was issued by the Meteorological Department for the XNUMXth of August.
According to him, the warning is valid from 1200 noon to 1700.
The maximum temperature is expected to rise to 40 degrees inland and to 32 in the higher mountains.
The forecast
Seasonal low pressure and hot gas mass affect the area.
Today the weather will be mostly clear. The winds will initially blow northeast to southeast to become southwesterly to northwesterly by afternoon, light to moderate 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be a little turbulent. The temperature will rise to 40 degrees inland, around 34 on the south, north and east coasts and around 32 degrees on the west coast and higher mountains.
Tonight the weather will be mostly clear. During the dawn hours, locally increased low clouds and light fog are likely to form. The winds will blow northwest to northeast and on the north coast southeast, weak 3 Beaufort. The sea will be calm to a little turbulent.
On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday the weather will remain mostly clear.
The temperature will fluctuate at the same levels which are above the climatic averages.