09/04/24

[Maik]

Today’s bank rates:   
1 €UR = £ 0.8864 GBP   £1 GBP = 1.1281 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.1211 USD   $1 USD = 0.8975 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.6984 AUD   $1 AUD = 0.5887 €UR
   
Based on National Bank of Greece exchange rates.   
Other banks likely to offer rates which may be marginally higher or lower.    
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.   
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g. the Post Office.   
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".    
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.   
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.   
   
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:   
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.   
Updated forecast @ weather.com   
   
Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast   
Tue 09/04   23°/12°   17 km/h   01%   Sunny    
Wed 10/04   22°/12°   12 km/h   04%   Sun & cloud    
Thu 11/04   24°/14°   09 km/h   05%   Sun & cloud    
Fri 12/04   26°/16°   15 km/h   01%   Sun & cloud    
Sat 13/04   26°/16°   15 km/h   02%   Sunny    
Sun 14/04   26°/16°   13 km/h   07%   Sunny    
Mon 15/04   24°/15°   12 km/h   11%   Sun & cloud    
Tue 16/04   22°/13°   17 km/h   23%   Sun & cloud    
Wed 17/04   19°/12°   27 km/h   41%   Showers possible   
Thu 18/04   19°/13°   27 km/h   24%   Mostly sunny    
   

[Maik]

Mains electricity down between 09:30-13:30 tomorrow in Ratzakli, Spathi, Alimatas, Palia Skala, Mounda and greater Skala area to Limenia.

[Maik]

Mains water supply down tomorrow from early morning to end of working day in in Makriotika and Potamianata, Pylaros.

[Maik]

Koryialenios Museum re-opened after maintenance work, opening hours: 09:00-14:00 Monday - Friday.
 

[Maik]

Drought sees fires beginning as early as March

The fire season may formally begin on May 1, but forest fires started at the end of March this year, causing particular concern. Indicatively, a fire broke out on Mt Taygetos, southern Greece on March 26, followed by another in the Pieria range in the north, at an altitude where they are not a common occurrence, while 250 hectares burnt in Ierapetra on Crete last weekend. ‘We have had a winter with high temperatures and drought, resulting in a high availability of dead forest matter, which acts as fuel and tinder. If there is a spark, a fire can break out,’ pyro-meteorologists who also analyzed the scenarios for the coming years based on the study of climate change models said in comments to Kathimerini.

https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1235931/drought-sees-fires-beginning-as-early-as-march/