Mr. Leonidas Leonidou has once again published his monthly almanac for this year; for 66 full years now, he has been gazing at the sky, observing weather phenomena and recording his predictions for the next 12 months.
The monthly forecasts are based on the practice of observing the sky and weather phenomena starting in early August of each year, in order to make predictions for the coming year. This is a practice followed by earlier generations, who did not have access to the modern technologies and scientific tools for weather forecasting that exist today. This knowledge was passed down from generation to generation and was based on many years of observing nature. Mr. Leonidou continues the tradition his grandmother taught him when he was ten years old, “combining” the indications of the old and new calendars to arrive at his annual forecasts.
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What the monthly almanacs indicate for the next 12 months
For September, rain is forecast for the 12th–18th and the 28th–30th.
For October, rain is forecast through the 4th, then from the 15th to the 20th, and finally from the 27th to the 30th. In fact, Mr. Leonidas predicts that on the 15th through the 20th of October, the rain will be quite heavy.
In November, the signs point to rain on the 2nd–5th, the 14th–20th, and the 25th–30th.
For December, rain is forecast for the 1st–10th and the 15th–20th, while at the same time, the signs also point to a little snow around the 27th–30th of the month.
In January, however, more snow is forecast for the 15th–20th of the month, while, if the forecasts hold, we’ll have rain on the 2nd–3rd, the 6th–7th, and the 28th–30th.
In February, more snow is also forecast for the 15th–20th, and rain from the 1st–3rd and then the 10th–11th.
In March, rain is forecast for the 8th–10th, the 13th–18th, and the 28th–30th.
In April, the signs point to rain on the 14th–18th and the 25th–28th.
“From November 25 through January 10, I see a lot of rain. March will also see a lot of rain, while in April, around the 14th–18th, I foresee hail. March will be crazy, with rain and hail on the 15th–20th, and perhaps on other days as well.”
For May, there is a chance of rain on the 7th–10th, the 15th–20th, and the 27th–28th.
In June, summer showers are forecast for the 5th–7th, the 16th–18th, and the 22nd–25th.
July and August, however, according to Mr. Leonidas, will be two exceptionally strange and intense months marked by natural disasters, as the signs indicate that we will experience continuous summer downpours with rain and hail.
“These will be two crazy months, worse than the ones we’ve already experienced this year. We’ll have constant summer downpours and hail; every 2–3 days we’ll see this pattern, with warnings of severe weather.”
Here is a detailed breakdown of the days when rain, hail, and snow are expected:
At the same time, Mr. Leonidas predicts that due to the volume of rain, the Kouri Dam will overflow—something that has happened only three times in the past. Specifically, the Kouris Dam has overflowed a total of three times since its construction in 1988. The first time was on March 4, 2004; the second on April 6, 2012; and the third and most recent on January 7, 2020.
