Yellow warning for rain and storms issued by the Cyprus Meteorological Service – The weather forecast from the Meteorological Service
The Cyprus Meteorological Service issued this morning a yellow warning which will be in effect from 11am to 6pm.
According to the Warning, local showers isolated thunderstorms
strong> expected to affect the region. In a storm, the intensity of rain is likely to vary between 35 and 50 millimeters per hour.
The weather forecast from the Meteorological Service:
Today, initially, the weather in several areas will be mainly clear, although mainly in the west and north increased clouds are expected to give local rains or even a storm. The weather will soon become partly cloudy and partly cloudy, and local showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected. In the higher mountains, snow or sleet will fall. Winds will be mainly southwest to northwest, initially light 3 Beaufort, gradually light to moderate 3 to 4 Beaufort and locally, on the south and west coasts in the afternoon, to strong 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea will be slightly rough to become rough in the afternoon. The temperature will rise to around 17 degrees inland, on the west and north coasts, around 19 on the rest of the coast and around 9 degrees in the higher mountains.
Tonight, locally increased clouds are expected to initially give local and later isolated rains or storms, mainly in the west and north, while snow will fall in the higher mountains. Winds will be mainly southwest to northwest light 3 and locally to moderate 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be very rough. The temperature will drop to around 4 degrees in the interior, around 6 on the east and southeast coasts, around 9 on the rest of the coasts and around minus 1 degrees in the higher mountains where frost will form locally.
