A yellow weather warning for rain and isolated strong thunderstorms remains in effect until 9 pm tonight, the Department of Meteorology has announced.
The island is expected to be affected intermittently by a combination of rain and locally strong thunderstorms, mainly in coastal areas.
Hail is possible during thunderstorms, whilst snowfall is expected in the higher mountains, which may be temporarily heavy in places.
Low pressure and a cold air mass are affecting the area.
Today the weather will be mainly cloudy with local rain, isolated thunderstorms and snow in the higher mountains initially expected. Hail is possible during thunderstorms.
By afternoon, the phenomena will weaken, with local rain or isolated thunderstorms expected mainly in the west and north. Sleet or snow is possible in the higher mountains.
Winds will blow southwesterly to westerly, moderate to strong 4 to 5 Beaufort in the interior and mountains, but very strong 6 Beaufort on the coast and temporarily up to stormy 7 Beaufort. The sea will be rough to very rough.
Temperatures will reach around 15°C inland and in coastal areas and 4°C in the higher mountains.
On Tuesday, the weather will be partly cloudy with isolated rain or isolated thunderstorms intermittently expected. Sleet or snow will fall in the mountains. Temperatures will drop to below seasonal averages.
On Wednesday, the weather will be mainly clear. On Thursday the weather will be partly cloudy, with temperatures rising gradually.
The snow depth at Mount Olympos at the time of the bulletin was 1 centimetre.
