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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-12-27
CONTENTS
[01] Very low temperatures and snowfall throughout the country in the
next days
[02] Shops to operate on extended holiday program this week
[01] Very low temperatures and snowfall throughout the country in the
next days
Weather conditions will deteriorate starting from Wednesday with heavy
snowfall expected even in lowland areas. Northerly winds will reach
8 to 9 in the Beaufort scale in the Aegean and the temperatures will
post significant drop.
On Wednesday snow will fall on the mountainous and semi mountainous areas
and gradually on lower areas of the country while heavy rain expected to
fall over the Aegean islands. From Thursday to Saturday heavy snow will
fall on the eastern parts including Attica region (Athens) and over the
Aegean islands. Low temperatures will be recorded throughout the country
and severe frost in the central and northern parts of Greece.
[02] Shops to operate on extended holiday program this week
Shops in Athens, Piraeus and Thessaloniki will operate under an extended
holiday working hours program this week ahead of the New Year's Eve
celebration.
In Athens and Piraeus, shops will remain open from 9.0 to 21.00 from
Tuesday until Friday and will be open from 9.00 to 17.00 on Saturday,
31 December. In Thessaloniki, shops will remain open from 10.00 to
21.00 from Tuesday to Friday and from 10.00 to 18.00 on Saturday.
Shops will remain closed in January 1 and 2, 2017.
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