From Monday, June 7, to Thursday, June 10, temperatures in some areas will climb above 40°C. Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be the most challenging days, with temperatures potentially reaching 42–43°C.
According to the National Meteorological Service (EMY), strong northerly winds—reaching up to 9 Beaufort locally—are expected across the Cyclades, Crete, the Dodecanese, and the eastern Aegean. The Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection has marked at least 10 regions, including Attica, in the “red zone” for extreme fire risk.
The fire service reported a total of 40 wildfires on Friday. Of the 40 fires, 33 were swiftly extinguished in their initial stages, while firefighters continued to battle the remaining seven blazes as of Friday evening.
The fires, burning since the weekend, have prompted a state of emergency to enable swift action by local authorities.
“Athens, whose wider metropolitan area is home to 3.6 million people, narrowly avoided a catastrophic fire—but only just,” the FT article notes, reminding readers of the devastating fire in 2024, when flames reached the Halandri area after passing through Penteli.
Greece’s Klavdia delivered a captivating performance during the country’s first rehearsal for Eurovision 2025 at St. Jakobshalle on Monday.
