{"id":15294,"date":"2026-05-01T07:53:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/rain-strong-winds-usher-in-cooler-start-to-may-across-greece\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T07:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:53:59","slug":"rain-strong-winds-usher-in-cooler-start-to-may-across-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/rain-strong-winds-usher-in-cooler-start-to-may-across-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain, strong winds usher in cooler start to May across Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1302508\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4509741-2-320x200.jpg?v=1777615710\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4509741-2.jpg?v=1777615710\" alt=\"Rain, strong winds usher in cooler start to May across Greece\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4509741-2-960x600.jpg?v=1777615711\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Unsettled weather marks the start of May across Greece, with rain, strong northerly winds and a noticeable drop in temperatures expected to dominate conditions through the long weekend.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Meteorological Service (EMY), cloud cover with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will affect central and northern regions on Friday, gradually spreading to the rest of the country. Conditions are expected to begin improving in the northeast later in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Snowfall is forecast in mountainous areas of the mainland.<\/p>\n<p>Winds will blow from the north to northeast at moderate to strong levels, reaching gale force in the Aegean, where gusts may be particularly intense.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures will remain below seasonal averages, reaching 14-15\u00b0C in northern areas, 16-17\u00b0C in eastern mainland regions and up to 18\u00b0C locally in the south. Elsewhere, temperatures will range between 19-21\u00b0C, with southern Crete and the Dodecanese seeing highs of around 22\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>The unstable pattern is expected to persist through the three-day period, with improved weather conditions anticipated from Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1302508\/rain-strong-winds-usher-in-cooler-start-to-may-across-greece\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unsettled weather marks the start of May across Greece, with rain, strong northerly winds and a noticeable drop in temperatures expected to dominate conditions through the long weekend. 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