Snowy End to 2016
 

Anyone who thinks it doesn't get cold on the Greek Islands in winter, have a look at these photos taken on Naxos today (Dec 29th):
https://translate.google.com/transla...-text=&act=url

Wow - thanks!

Looks exactly like the view out my window today - in Massachusetts!

We know Greece is not the tropics but I'd still rather be there instead of experiencing a Nor'easter (blizzard) today here in New Hampshire (USA)

Considering everything the year-round weather in Greece, especially central to southern Greece would be my idea of climate, just enough seasonal change with a touch of chill and a little snow, which more than likely will melt when the storm ends and the sun comes out.

Here in NH we won't see bear ground or mild temperatures until late March or early April.

Still, I hope the Greek People don't have to much problems with the weather, they have enough to deal with concerning their economy!

One more thing, the photo looks like Pollonas on the far north of the island. I was there in October and it was sunny and mild.

I don't see any tourists . . . may be a great time to go there!

and this is my neighbourhood today around noon, after a heavy snowfall during the night....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXF6Ttq2S6M

Forgot to add that it is in Gerakas, city of Pallini,not far away from the Athens Airport......

Hi crazyh, there were 6 photos from around Naxos in the article, along with the story about winds up to Force 10 and ferries stuck in harbours. The snowstorm was quite widespread around Greece, with snow on the Acropolis in central Athens. I saw a snowcam from a ski resort in the Peloponnese where it appeared that cars couldn't get up to the parking lot.

Hi clausar, you posted while I was typing. Thanks for the video clip. I understand your cold weather will continue into the weekend.

Crazyh and I (originally from Wisconsin) come from regions where we are better prepared for snow, and more or less take it in stride. I now live in England, where at the moment it is warmer than Greece.

Thanks for the video Clausar, pleased to see people driving slower in those conditions :) Central Athens got a covering, but although we it snowed a little down in the south suburbs it didn't settle.
For those of you unfamiliar with a Greek winter here's some pics from around the country, snow everywhere, but at least it should be a good season for the ski resorts (yes, we have many of those too!)
http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/201...-picts-videos/

I've lived in snow country all my life and no matter how long you've lived there you really don't get use to it! Every winter I think it would be a lot nicer to be living on the southern mainland of Greece or a southern island where the winters are a lot milder and a lot less snow, but you still get a "taste" of winter without extremes like we have in the northeast of the US!

Oh, crazyh! As a lifelong skier, winter was always my favourite season in Wisconsin. I looked forward to the first snows in late November or December which allowed the local ski resorts to open. Sadly my Air Force career took me to Texas, and then England, where weekend skiing just isn't possible.

Now, with Eurosport television, I can watch the Alpine World Cup with live broadcasts of all the races. I also enjoy looking at the Greek snow cams on my computer, where you can get real time photos of the ski resorts. This one is at Mount Parnassos, on the mountain above the Delphi archeological site:
http://www.snowreport.gr/snowcam/parnassos/iraklis.html

Obviously it's necessary to look at the snow cams during Greek daylight hours. Hover your mouse pointer on "Snow Cams" in the title bar, and you get a drop down menu of snow cams in other Greek ski resorts.

Heimdall:

It's my Mediterranean ancestry that causes me to consider warmer climates as I get older. While I do venture outdoors during winter, snow shoeing, cross country skiing, etc. I have to wear so many layers of clothes, plus the boots, hats, gloves, etc. It would be nice to open the door to sunshine, warmth and go outside without dressing for an arctic expedition!

That explains it, crazyh! Perhaps it's my Norwegian ancestry that gives me a love of skiing.

As far as I know, in Greece especially the athens area does does snow just a little maybe 1 day per year average. It is being only once every 5 years that the snow actually lasts and makes everything get stopped and frozen for 2 to 5 days.

I can envision myself living in Greece and being able to have a garden just about year-round. Parts of Greece may get chilly and even some snow but you can still grow cool-weather crops and if you have a greenhouse you can grow tomatoes, squash, peppers, eggplants and other warm-loving varieties year-round.

Back here in NH the temperature is hovering around 31 celsius and we are having a cold rain. Normally it's a lot lower temperature and snowing.

Climate Change is real . . . don't let "those" tell you otherwise!

Oops! I should have said 31 fahrenheit not celsius. Anyways the ground is covered in snow, the trees have lost all their leaves, the ground is frozen and I'm sitting in front of a computer communicating with people I don't know.

What a world!

Snow in Chania,Crete today.
Friends sent me photos!

I saw a photo of Santorini today covered in snow -- incredible! But I also photos of migrant camps, with people in unheated tents in this freezing terrible weather. I wish the rest of Europe would help Greece more with this situation. Shameful.

I wish they would help us too, there is some wonderful work being done by many for the refugees, but they can't do it all :(

For those of you who are familiar with Crete, here's Rethymnon yesterday morning,
http://www.goodnet.gr/rotator/articl...ko-diktuo.html