Northern Greece covered by blanket of snow in spring

Tasos Kokkinidis
Greek Reporter
Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:56 UTC

© CharilaosKoukas/Twitter

Parts of northern Greece woke up under a blanket of snow on Holy Wednesday as a mid-Spring cold front descended upon the country from the north.

Social media users posted videos and photos of the heavy snowfall in towns and villages in the Florina and Kastoria regions.

Νυμφαίο Φλώρινας σήμερα.Μεγάλη Τετάρτη με χιονοθύελλα! pic.twitter.com/Y9e29YUXMj

— Νίκος🇬🇷Σωτηροπουλος (@NIKSOTIROPOYLOS) April 15, 2020

Φωτο απο Φλώρινα πριν λίγο από συνάδελφο μου pic.twitter.com/2mBj2GFiDq

— Charilaos koukas (@CharilaosKoukas) April 15, 2020

Temperatures in most parts of the country dropped by as much as eight degrees Celsius in some areas on Wednesday and winds have become stronger as well, according to the Athens National Observatory's meteo service.

The cold front, which has brought rain showers to the rest of the country, will last until Wednesday night.