Rising temperatures and a transfer of dust from the Sahara to the Central and Eastern Mediterranean are set to affect the country.
The cause, according to Greece’s atmospheric composition information hub, AtmoHub, is the combination of three surface barometric systems (low – high – low), enhanced by the transport of gas masses in the upper layers of the atmosphere.
According to AtmoHub, strong southwest winds prevailing over dust sources in Algeria are blowing particles away, creating an extensive dust cloud that is expected to move towards our country in the coming days.
The thermodynamic structure of the atmosphere over Greece is expected to confine the dust mainly to the upper layers of the troposphere, so no significant deterioration of air quality near the surface is expected.
As AtmoHub points out in an update, from the early hours of tomorrow, Wednesday 5 May, dust will start to affect western Greece, while by the end of the day the cloud will have extended across the mainland. The following day, Eastern Greece is also expected to be affected.
In addition, towards the end of the week there is a possibility that the development of the phenomenon will vary, depending on the change in atmospheric conditions.
