{"id":15387,"date":"2026-05-03T08:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T08:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/unseasonal-snowfall-blankets-mountains-north-of-athens\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T08:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T08:15:08","slug":"unseasonal-snowfall-blankets-mountains-north-of-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/unseasonal-snowfall-blankets-mountains-north-of-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"Unseasonal snowfall blankets mountains north of Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1302702\">\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\/weather-320x200.jpg?v=1777791389\"><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\/weather.jpg?v=1777791389\" alt=\"Unseasonal snowfall blankets mountains north of Athens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/weather-960x600.jpg?v=1777791390\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>File photo. [InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Snowfall more typical of winter than early May was recorded during the early hours of Sunday on Mount Parnitha and Mount Penteli, both located on the northern outskirts of Athens. The snow was sufficient to cover the peaks, briefly disrupting traffic along Parnithos Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities temporarily halted vehicle movement on the avenue from the height of the cable car upwards as a precautionary measure. Despite the interruption, no significant traffic problems were reported elsewhere in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The snowfall marked the second consecutive day of wintry conditions on both mountains, as a three-day spell of severe weather reaches its final phase, according to forecasts from the National Meteorological Service.<\/p>\n<p>The sudden shift in weather comes just days after a forest fire broke out on Mount Parnitha, prompting a large-scale firefighting operation involving ground crews and water-dropping aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Heavier snowfall was also reported in mountainous parts of central Greece and the Peloponnese, highlighting the unusual intensity of the late-season weather system.<\/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\/1302702\/unseasonal-snowfall-blankets-mountains-north-of-athens\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo. [InTime News] Snowfall more typical of winter than early May was recorded during the early hours of Sunday on Mount Parnitha and Mount Penteli, both located on the northern outskirts of Athens. The snow was sufficient to cover the peaks, briefly disrupting traffic along Parnithos Avenue. 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