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Although the day off on 1 May was changed to Tuesday, 7 May, today people who travelled for the Easter holidays are gradually returning to cities. Seats on the ferries from the Cyclades are fully occupied, and shipping companies have provided special services for a better passenger service. Luckily, the weather will be good, but winds will slightly increase in the Aegean Sea.

On highways, the traffic police have taken extraordinary measures in order to facilitate the return, and the ban on movement of trucks with a load capacity of above 1.5 tonnes will remain on Monday from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The ban will also apply on St. Thomas Sunday, 12 May, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

It is noted that railway trains are on strike until noon and the subway will run up to Doukissis Plakentias metro station.

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Detailed weather forecast:

Macedonia, Thrace

The weather: in Macedonia, it will be slightly cloudy; clouds will thicken faster from the west and it will rain in places. As of noon, sporadic storms will occur in West Macedonia, mainly in mountainous areas. In Thrace, the weather will be clear, but during the midday and afternoon clouds will develop in places and rainfalls are possible in mountainous regions.

Winds: changeable – from the east up to 4 Beaufort, from the northeast - 5 Beaufort.

Temperatures: from 13 to 30 degrees Celsius

The Ionian Islands, Epirus, Western Central Greece, the Western Peloponnese

The weather: cloudy in places in Epirus and the Ionian Sea; it will gradually become cloudy in other areas. Occasional rains and storms will occur in Epirus, in parts of western Central Greece and in mountainous areas, mainly during the midday and afternoon.

Winds: Easterly - South-Easterly, 4-5 Beaufort; in the Ionian Sea – up to 6 Beaufort in places.

Temperatures: from 17 to 30 degrees Celsius

Thessaly, Eastern Central Greece, the Eastern Peloponnese

The weather will be clear during the midday and afternoon; clouds will develop in places and storms may occur in mountainous areas

Winds: northerly - north-easterly, 4-5 Beaufort, easterly and southerly – in places up to 6 Beaufort

Temperatures: from 14 to 30 degrees Celsius

The Cyclades, Crete

The weather will be clear

Winds: northerly, 5 Beaufort, in places up to 6 Beaufort

Temperatures – from 18 to 28 degrees Celsius; On Crete, the maximum temperature will be up to 2-3 degrees higher in places.

The East Aegean Islands, the Dodecanese Islands

The weather will be clear

Winds: northerly, 5 Beaufort, in places up to 6 Beaufort

Temperatures: from 19 to 29 degrees Celsius

Attica

The weather will be clear

Winds: northerly - north-easterly, 4-5 Beaufort, in eastern regions - 6 Beaufort

Temperatures: from 18 to 30 degrees Celsius, in the eastern, mostly coastal regions, maximum temperatures will be 2-3 degrees lower

Thessaloniki

The weather: sparse clouds; clouds will thicken in the midday and afternoon and it will rain in the surrounding mountain areas

Winds: changeable, 2-4 Beaufort

Temperatures: from 17 to 28 degrees Celsius

On Tuesday - in the northern Ionian Sea, Epirus and Western Macedonia it will be cloudy, and it will rain in places, in mountain areas - sporadic thunderstorms will occur, mainly during the midday and afternoon.

In other continental regions – thin clouds, which will gradually thicken; storms will occur in mountainous regions, mainly during the midday and afternoon.

In the rest of the country the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will be changeable, 3 Beaufort, in places - westerly and north-westerly up to 4 Beaufort. In the east, winds will be northerly, 4-5 Beaufort and in the Aegean Sea, in places up to 6 Beaufort. Temperatures will fall in the west and north.