Storm Oliver, storm and snow weekend: What stadium visitors need to know

The EMY issued a worsening weather bulletin at 12:00 on Friday (November 24), as a new wave of severe weather called “Oliver” is expected to bring extreme phenomena to the country, affecting many areas, NEWS24/7 reports .

However, the sporting activity in the Stoiximan Super League and the Stoiximan Basket League will also be intense in the following days. Anyone who wants to go to the stadiums should know this:

In particular, a deep air low from the north-northwest, accompanied by a cold front, is expected to lead to a worsening of the weather over the weekend, with gale-force winds across almost the entire country, locally heavy rainfall and storms, especially in the west. North and East island part of Greece.

Snowfall will occur in the continental highlands and semi-mountainous areas of Thrace and Macedonia.

The new wave of bad weather will bring a noticeable drop in temperature from Saturday night and especially on Sunday, falling by 8 to 10 degrees Celsius in the Ionian and continental regions and by 4 to 6 degrees Celsius in the remaining regions.

More details:

A. Stormy wind They blow from the afternoon hours of Saturday (11/25/23) until the evening hours of Sunday (11/26/23). Special:

• In the west, from the afternoon hours onwards, westerly southwesterly winds with a force of 7 to 8 Beaufort will initially blow, in the evening they turn to northwesterly winds with the same force
• In the east, from the evening hours, southwesterly winds with an intensity of 7 to 8 and at times in the eastern Aegean up to 9 Beaufort, gradually changing to the northwest with the same intensity
• A weakening of the winds is forecast from the afternoon hours of Sunday (26/11/23) in the west and overnight and in the east.

B. Heavy rain and storms are forecast

• From the early hours of Saturday (11/25/23) in Ionia, Epirus, western Sterea, western Peloponnese and the Dodecanese and from the morning on the eastern Aegean islands and Thrace.
• From midday in Macedonia and temporarily in the southern Peloponnese, the western parts of Crete and western Thessaly.
• The strong phenomena on Saturday night will be limited to Eastern Macedonia, Thrace and the eastern island of Greece, while weakening in the rest of the country.

C. Snowfall is observed from the evening hours of Saturday (25/11/23) to the midday hours of Sunday (26/11/23) in the continental highlands, but also in semi-mountainous areas of Thrace and Macedonia with a guide height of 500 m 500-700 meters.

Source: NEWS24/7