Successive low pressure systems will affect the area until Friday. There will be light dust in the atmosphere today, which is expected to subside by late afternoon.
Today the weather will be mostly cloudy and in the morning isolated rains are expected in the western half of the island, while early in the morning local fog and low clouds are likely to be observed in the eastern half of the island. From noon onwards, rains are expected in most areas, as well as isolated thunderstorms, which may be accompanied by hail. The winds will initially blow southeast to southwest, moderate to strong, 4 to 5 beauforts and locally to very strong, 5 to 6 beauforts, to gradually become mainly southwesterly to westerly, of the same intensity. The sea will initially be a little turbulent to turbulent, to gradually become turbulent and windward to wavy. The temperature will rise to around 20 degrees inland and on the coast and around 11 degrees in the higher mountains.
Tonight the weather will be mostly clear, with locally increased clouds, but in the western half of the island it will be temporarily cloudy, with local rains. It will snow in the highest peaks of Troodos. The winds will blow southwest to northwest, weak to moderate, 3 to 4 beauforts, but in the west and north moderate to strong, 4 to 5 beauforts and locally to very strong, 5 to 6 beauforts. The sea will be slightly turbulent to turbulent in the east, turbulent in the south but wavy in the west and north. The temperature will drop to around 6 degrees inland, around 10 on the southeast and east coasts, around 13 on the rest of the coast and around 1 degree in the higher mountains, where locally frost will form.
On Thursday the weather will be temporarily cloudy with local rains and isolated thunderstorms, as well as snowfall on the highest peaks of Troodos. In the evening the weather will gradually become mostly clear, with locally increased clouds in the western half of the island.
On Friday the weather will be mostly clear, with locally increased clouds and possibility of isolated rain, but at night rains and local thunderstorms are expected, as well as snowfall in the higher mountains.
On Saturday, early in the morning local rains and thunderstorms are expected, but gradually the weather will improve and periods with mostly clear weather will alternate with cloudy skies. Late at night, local rains may occur in the west. The temperature will drop on Thursday and then not significantly change, to fluctuate close to the average climatic values.
