Greece: Wildfire Smoke Drifts Southwest, Affecting Peloponnese

Greece's AtmoHub service, a pilot initiative for atmospheric composition information, has simulated the movement of smoke from ongoing wildfires. The prevailing weather conditions are directing smoke from a fire in Porto Germeno southwestward, over the Corinthian Gulf and a large part of the eastern Peloponnese.

Significant wildfires are currently active in Porto Germeno, Boeotia, Skaloma in Phocis, and Aigialeia. These fires, as of August 1, 2026, are generating substantial smoke plumes. Satellite observations and dispersion simulations are continuously monitoring these plumes.

The simulation indicates that smoke from fires in Aigialeia and Phocis is primarily moving westward, aligning with general wind flow. AtmoHub has released a video illustrating the smoke dispersion from the active fires on August 1, 2026, calculated using satellite emission estimates and numerical smoke transport models.