Snow in the northern suburbs of Athens

Attica has been dressed in white from the wee morning hours today. The Penteli circular road is closed due to snowfall and fog, from the 414 General Military Hospital to Aghios Petros. Dionysos Avenue is also closed, from Anatoli to Dionysos. Schools in Dionysos and in Old and New Penteli are closed. In Western Attica schools in Erythres, Vilia and Hasia will be closed.

Snow chains are needed on the circular road of Katsimidi – Aghios Merkourios in Oropos. The old National Athens-Thebes Road is closed for heavy vehicles from the 4th km to Thebes, and traffic is allowed only with snow chains for private cars. Parnithos Avenue has been closed since last night from the Funicular Railway to the casino.

According to an emergency bulletin by the HNMS, snowfall is expected in the eastern mainland, Evia and the Sporades, and in mountainous and hilly areas of the eastern Peloponnese, the Cyclades and Crete, locally intense.

The temperature will remain at low levels with severe frost, which in northern Greece will be total in places.

The municipality of Athens has taken emergency measures to protect the homeless from the cold, using three of its buildings as hosting sites. Thus, from Monday, January 7, 2013, and as long as the weather conditions require, the following places will operate on a 24-hour basis:

Cultural Center of the 4th District on Lenorman and Alexandreias Str..
Aghios Pavlos Friendship Club at Mamouri and Dimi Str. (tel: 210 8223946, 210 8223184)

Kipseli Friendship Club at Aghiou Meletiou and Xenagora Str. (tel. 210 8674900)

The 1960 hotline will operate throughout the day for information and assistance only for the municipality of Athens.

The municipality of Piraeus has taken emergency precautionary measures to deal with low temperatures and provide every possible assistance to the citizens. The KAPI buildings of the municipality will be open from 8 am to 8 pm and if weather conditions worsen, more will be added to serve the citizens besides the five KAPI that operate on a 24-hour basis.

Tuesday

Weather: snowfall in Chalkidiki, eastern Thessaly, Magnisia, Pilio, Sporades, eastern Evia, eastern Peloponnisos, the eastern mainland, the Cyclades and Crete. Cloudy skies with local snowfall in southern lowland regions, sleet in the coastal areas of Crete and chances of transient rainfall and sleet in the Dodecanese. Sunny weather for the rest of the country.

Winds: northern-northeastern 8B in the Aegean, 6B in the Ionian.

Temperature: -6 – 6C in northern Greece, -3 – 8C in the central regions and 2 – 12C in the islands.

Attica

Weather: overcast, increased in the east and north, with sleet in the lowlands and snow in the mountainous and hilly areas.

Winds: northeastern 6 – 7B.

Temperature: 1 – 5C.

Wednesday

Weather: the wave of bad weather will last until the afternoon.

Winds: northern 5 – 7B decreasing in the afternoon.

Temperature: -5 – 5B in northern Greece, -4 – 8C in the central regions and 4 – 13C in the islands.

Attica

Weather: cloudy with rain or snow in the north and east, with gradual improvement in the afternoon.

Winds: northern 5 – 7B.

Temperature: 0 – 7C.

The Piraeus Municipality has taken emergency precautionary measures against the wave of bad weather and for the provision of every possible assistance to the people