The Cyprus Meteorological Service warns that starting this afternoon and lasting until Sunday, Cyprus will face a new wave of bad weather.
A low-pressure system over northern Egypt will bring some light showers at first, followed by stronger storms, especially inland and in the mountains. Tomorrow, a yellow warning for strong storms is likely to be issued, running from noon until late afternoon.
After the first wave, another disturbance from the west will keep the rain going from Friday to Sunday, leading to ongoing rain and storms.
Tomorrow, we can expect local showers and isolated storms mainly after noon, but possibly even earlier. It is ‘most likely, almost certain’ that a yellow warning for strong storms will be issued, lasting about from noon until late afternoon. The official added that after the first system, a new disturbance from the west will move eastward and affect the area from Friday to Sunday. ‘This means two back-to-back disturbances are coming. One is from Egypt moving north, and the other is from the west moving east.’,
A warning has already been issued for Cyprus’s coasts, mainly aimed at fishermen, due to very strong and temporarily severe northeasterly to easterly winds reaching 6 to 7 Beaufort.
From Friday to Sunday, unstable weather conditions are expected to continue, with occasional local showers and isolated storms that could be intense. Snow or sleet may fall on the highest peaks of Troodos. Regarding temperature, a Meteorological Department official said it will reach 22 degrees Celsius inland and on the coasts today, which is well above average for this time of year, and 16 degrees in higher mountainous areas.
Tomorrow, he added, temperatures are expected to be around 20 to 21 degrees inland and on the coasts. On Saturday, it will drop slightly more to just below average climatic values for this time of year, which are around 19 to 20 degrees inland and on the coasts and 11 degrees in higher mountainous areas.
The official also noted that the winds, currently coming from the northeast, are expected to shift to southwesterly to northwesterly in the coming days. They may become stronger at times due to the second low-pressure system.
