Yellow warning is in effect until 17:00. According to the Meteorological Department, isolated strong storms are expected to affect the area from time to time, the warning said. The intensity of the rain, it is added, is expected to range between 35 and 50 millimeters per hour, while hail is also likely to fall.
In detail, the weather:
Low pressure affects the area. The height of the snow in Troodos Square, at the time of issuance of the bulletin, was 85 cm.
Today, initially, the weather will be partly cloudy and temporarily mostly cloudy and local rains are expected mainly in the western half of the island. Gradually the weather will become mostly cloudy with local rains and isolated thunderstorms, with the effects weakening in the afternoon. Snow or sleet will fall on the highest peaks of Troodos and locally on the higher mountains. In the afternoon in the atmosphere may be observed sparse dust at intervals. The winds will be mainly southwesterly to northwesterly and in the afternoon mainly northwesterly to northerly, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be a little turbulent to turbulent. The temperature will rise to around 15 degrees inland, around 16 on the coast and around 6 degrees in the higher mountains.
Tonight there will be temporarily increased clouds that may initially give isolated light rain or light snowfall in the higher mountains. The winds will blow mainly northwesterly 3 and initially locally up to moderate 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be a little turbulent and locally up to turbulent. The temperature will drop to around 4 degrees inland, around 8 on the coast and minus one in the higher mountains, where frost is expected to form.
On Saturday, the weather will be partly cloudy. The temperature will gradually rise, to fluctuate slightly above the average climatic values.
On Sunday the weather will be partly cloudy to gradually become mostly cloudy and local rains are expected, mainly in the afternoon. Snow will fall on the highest peaks of Troodos. The temperature will gradually rise, to fluctuate slightly above the average climatic values.
On Monday, there will be temporarily increased clouds. The temperature will gradually rise, to fluctuate slightly above the average climatic values.
