Good morning all.

Very heavy snowfall indeed throughout Athens right now. Numerous problems
already around the capital, as temperatures have dropped considerably (-3.3C
here in the southeast, down to -7C in the northernmost suburbs) and the
roads have been white for some hours already. Accumulations around the city
between 10 cm and 70 cm.
I took my chances and drove downtown, I will send you some pictures from the
centre of Athens later on.

Yannis, SE Athens
-3.3C, RH 90%, SLP 1011.7 hPa

Accumulations are now between 10 cm (beaches) and just over a metre
(Malakasa, northern Attica) in non-mountainous areas around Athens. The
temperature within the city of Athens is ranging between -10C (!) and -2C at
the moment.
BLSN and -SN at the moment here, in SE Athens, with accumulations at 20 cm
and drifts up to 40 cm.

Now come the pictures. First, the Athens historical centre, of which I've
always wished to take snow pictures:

Temple of Zeus, with and without flash:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/zeus1.jpg
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/zeus2.jpg

Taverna in Athens:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/plaka5.jpg

Ice forming in Plaka, Athens:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/plaka6.jpg

Theory street, just below the Acropolis:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/theorias.jpg

Hephaestus temple (Thisseio):
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/thisseio.jpg

Part of the tube line and the Acropolis:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/thisseio6.jpg

A cactus downtown:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/zappeio3.jpg

Statue downtown:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/zappeio1.jpg

A snowman, holding an cup of ex warm coffee:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/thisseio5.jpg

A cafe at Thisseio:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/thisseio4.jpg

Zappeio megaron:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/zappeio2.jpg

View towards the Acropolis from the roman forum
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/plaka4.jpg

Plaka, Athens
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/plaka1.jpg

The Acropolis hill:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/acropolis2.jpg

The Parthenon and the theatre of Herod the Attic:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/acropolis6.jpg
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/acropolis7.jpg
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/acropolis10.jpg

Symbol of meteorology, the "Winds" temple
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/aerides1.jpg
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/aerides2.jpg

The Forum:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/agora.jpg

Oh, the cabbages in my garden :-(
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/cabbage.jpg

The following pictures are from Pericles Z:

National road in northern Athens: 50 cm of snow
http://www.periz.dial.pipex.com/imag...4/13-0109b.jpg

A park in Athens (poor pines)
http://www.periz.dial.pipex.com/imag...4/13-0355a.jpg

Northern Athens roads:
http://www.periz.dial.pipex.com/imag...04/13-0103.jpg

More photos from today as the storm was kicking in:
http://www.periz.dial.pipex.com/hwpr.htm

Schools will remain closed today (so I'm missing an exam at the university,
hehe). Driving is already prohibited in many areas of Athens.

Yannis, SE Athens
ms 4.2C, RH 82%, SLP
yuppieeeeee :-)

"Yannis" wrote in message
...
Accumulations are now between 10 cm (beaches) and just over a metre
(Malakasa, northern Attica) in non-mountainous areas around Athens. The
temperature within the city of Athens is ranging between -10C (!) and -2C
at
the moment.

Great photos Yannis! Now why can't we have a climate like that?

Regards,

Ian Sutherland


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"Ian Sutherland" wrote in message
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Great photos Yannis! Now why can't we have a climate like that?

Regards,

Ian Sutherland


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Great photos indeed, Athens must be in line for an ice day today? Which
must be a very rare event?
We could have a climate like that Ian... if we upped sticks and moved 15
hundred miles or so south east.
Alex.

"Alex Stephens Jnr" wrote in
message ...
Great photos indeed, Athens must be in line for an ice day today? Which
must be a very rare event?

The last ice day I recorded here was January 5th, 2002. Today is an ice day
for this site of SE Athens for sure (min -4.3C, max -1.1C so far), I bet it
should be an ice day for downtown too.
Skies are broken now and there is some light snow falling from the clouds
stuck a mile north of me, on top of the hills (orographic cloudiness as
always, this is the lee side of the mountains and hills). Blowing snow
appears to be a problem as it reduces visibility to ..two bushes (lol, that
means around 5-10m) towards the edge of the city. Pictures will follow.

Yannis, SE Athens
-2.1C, RH 72%, SLP 1017.2 hPa

"Yannis" wrote in message
...
"Alex Stephens Jnr" wrote in
message ...
Great photos indeed, Athens must be in line for an ice day today?
Which
must be a very rare event?

The last ice day I recorded here was January 5th, 2002. Today is an ice
day
for this site of SE Athens for sure (min -4.3C, max -1.1C so far), I bet
it
should be an ice day for downtown too.
Skies are broken now and there is some light snow falling from the clouds
stuck a mile north of me, on top of the hills (orographic cloudiness as
always, this is the lee side of the mountains and hills). Blowing snow
appears to be a problem as it reduces visibility to ..two bushes (lol,
that
means around 5-10m) towards the edge of the city. Pictures will follow.

Yannis, SE Athens
-2.1C, RH 72%, SLP 1017.2 hPa

My records only go back to October 2001 but I have not yet recorded and ice
day here. The closest I have come was the 8th of January 2003 with a maximum
of 0.4°C and a minimum of -5.2°C.

Alan
St Albans

"Ian Sutherland" wrote in message
. ..

Now why can't we have a climate like that?

Just don't ask for snow outside your door, or this might happen to you:
http://dias.aueb.gr/~ikarag/snow/porta.jpg (Athens, downtown)

Yannis, SE Athens
-4.0C

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:08:34 +0200, "Yannis"
wrote:

Accumulations are now between 10 cm (beaches) and just over a metre
(Malakasa, northern Attica) in non-mountainous areas around Athens. The
temperature within the city of Athens is ranging between -10C (!) and -2C at
the moment.
BLSN and -SN at the moment here, in SE Athens, with accumulations at 20 cm
and drifts up to 40 cm.

Now come the pictures. First, the Athens historical centre, of which I've
always wished to take snow pictures:

Excellent pictures Yannis.

BBC Radio Midday News mentioned that Athens Airport is closed at the
moment due to snow. Most people over here seem rather surprised to
hear that, to say the least. Enjoy it, I'm green with envy!

--
Dave

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:42:35 +0000, Dave Ludlow
wrote:

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:08:34 +0200, "Yannis"
wrote:

Accumulations are now between 10 cm (beaches) and just over a metre
(Malakasa, northern Attica) in non-mountainous areas around Athens. The
temperature within the city of Athens is ranging between -10C (!) and -2C at
the moment.
BLSN and -SN at the moment here, in SE Athens, with accumulations at 20 cm
and drifts up to 40 cm.

Now come the pictures. First, the Athens historical centre, of which I've
always wished to take snow pictures:

Excellent pictures Yannis.

BBC Radio Midday News mentioned that Athens Airport is closed at the
moment due to snow. Most people over here seem rather surprised to
hear that, to say the least. Enjoy it, I'm green with envy!


It is rather surprising to many people that the places where they soaked up the
sun and the ouzo could be under inches of snow.

I was quite surprised myself about 6 years ago to find two inches of snow at
Marseilles in November. Some places in the Med must be fairly free of the
threat of snow at low levels - Sicily, Malta and the Balearics spring to mind.

JPG

Dave Ludlow wrote in message ...
:BBC Radio Midday News mentioned that Athens Airport is closed at the
:moment due to snow.

Not surprising http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/LGAV.html

Colin Youngs
Brussels