Weather conditions for torch lighting

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-22-2008 09:09

Special Report:   2008 Beijing Olympic Games

The Beijing Olympic torch will be lit by the sun's rays in ancient Olympia on Monday.

The Beijing Olympic torch will be lit by the sun's rays in ancient Olympia on Monday.(Photo: CCTV.com)

As a results, weather conditions in Greece are being scrutinised ahead of the ceremony. In today's Olympic report from Greece, Mao Xuzhi looks for clues as to whether the sun will co-operate on Monday.

It's quite cloudy today with a little bit of rain in Athens. The weather condition will play a key role for the flame lighting ceremony in the ancient city of Olympia on March 24. So what will be the weather like then? I am now at the Greek National Meteorological Service to find some information.

Each morning, the weather forecast team of the Greek National Meteorological Service holds a meeting to share and gather weather information of Greece.(Photo: CCTV.com)

Each morning, the weather forecast team of the Greek National Meteorological Service holds a meeting to share and gather weather information of Greece.

Since the flame lighting ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is coming, what they talk most is the weather forecast in the ancient city of Olympia, which is about 300 kilometers away from Athens.