First severe weather front of season hits Greece this weekend

The heaviest rains from the cold front, dubbed “Eva”, are forecast for Sunday morning, mostly in western, central and southern Greece.

The first severe weather front of the autumn season is passing through Greece over the weekend, accompanied by a heavy rainfall, lightning storms and receding temperatures.

A lightning strike in the east Athens district of Haidari in the early morning hours of Saturday lit up two palm trees and caused damage to a nearby building and parked cars.

The heaviest rains from the cold front, dubbed “Eva”, are forecast for Sunday morning, mostly in western, central and southern Greece.