[Cyprus Times] Is the weather turning a page? It's starting to smell like spring. What does the Director of the Department say? CT

The time has changed and with it, it seems, the weather...

After the prolonged winter, the low temperatures recorded in March and the many days of new snow, we have entered a period of changing weather with the temperature going uphill.

Speaking to the Cyprus[/B] Times[/B] Director of the Meteorological Service Dr. Cleanthis Nicolaides said that it seems that the weather scene is gradually changing, taking on more spring characteristics, with higher temperatures and dust in the atmosphere.

As Dr. Nicolaides assessed. Nicolaides, the temperature could reach 27-28 degrees inland over the weekend.

As for this past winter, Dr. Nicolaides said it was quite good in terms of cumulative rainfall. "We had beneficial rains, most of which occurred in the Troodos area, and on the west and south coasts, plus we had several days of new snow," he noted.

Based on estimates, Dr. Nicolaides said that "by the end of March we will be above 110% of normal cumulative rainfall for the hydrometeorological year, from October 1 to March 31."

Detailed forecasts through Friday

High pressure is affecting the region, while weak low pressure is expected starting tomorrow. Thin dust will be suspended in the atmosphere from tomorrow until Friday, with concentrations of dust likely to be elevated at times.

In the afternoon, the weather will be mainly clear.

In the afternoon, the weather will be mainly clear. Winds will be southeast to southwest and locally northwest, light, 3 Beaufort. The sea will be calm to a little rough.

Tonight the weather will be mainly clear, with increasing medium to high clouds later on. Winds will be northwest to northeast and locally on the northern coast to southeast, light 3 Beaufort, becoming later mainly north to northeast, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be calm to slightly choppy and on the east coast, slightly choppy. Temperatures will drop to around 6 degrees inland, around 8 degrees on the coast and around 4 degrees in the higher mountains.

Tomorrow the weather will be partly cloudy and partly cloudy at times, mainly medium to high clouds, which are likely to produce isolated showers locally, mainly from midday onwards. Winds will blow mainly from the northeast, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will generally be a little rough. The temperature will rise to around 20 degrees in the interior and the coast and around 12 degrees in the higher mountains.

On Wednesday the weather will be mainly clear while on Thursday there will be increased high clouds.

On Friday the weather will be partly cloudy mainly with medium to high clouds.

Temperatures will gradually rise until Friday, becoming above average.

The snow depth at Troodos Square, at the time of writing, was 36 cm.

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