Heavy winter for good today. The bad weather "Philip" brought down the temperature for good, forcing the Cyprus Meteorological Service to issue the 15th yellow warning for 2022, which will take effect from 9 o'clock on Friday night and will last until 8 o'clock on Saturday morning.
According to the warning, the minimum temperature in the higher mountains is expected to drop to around minus 8 degrees Celsius.
The snow depth in Troodos Square, in the early hours of today, was 45 centimetres.
Detailed weather until Tuesday
A cold air mass is affecting the region.
Today, the weather will be partly cloudy and locally mostly cloudy and isolated showers are expected, as well as occasional snowfall in the mountains, with snow or sleet likely in some semi-mountainous areas. Winds will be mainly northwest, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort, and locally moderate to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea will be rough to choppy. The temperature will rise to around 11 degrees inland and on the northern coast, around 13 degrees on the rest of the coast and around minus 2 degrees in the higher mountains. Locally in the mountains frost will persist.
Tonight the weather will initially be mainly clear in several areas, with increasing clouds expected in the west and north. It will gradually become partly cloudy in the western half of the island and in the north mainly cloudy and local rain, snow in the mountains and snow or sleet is expected in some semi-mountainous areas. Winds will blow mainly west to northwest light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort, and locally moderate, 4 Beaufort. The sea will be a little choppy and offshore to choppy. The temperature will drop to around minus one degree inland, around 3 on the south and east coasts, around 5 on the west and north coasts and around minus 8 degrees in the higher mountains.[/B]
On Sunday, the weather will be partly cloudy and partly mostly cloudy, with local showers at times and snow in the mountains, while snow or sleet is expected locally in the highlands.
On Monday[/B] and Tuesday there will be periods of sunshine and periods of increased cloudiness, with isolated showers and snow or sleet in the higher mountains on Tuesday.
The temperature will drop slightly on Sunday and rise slightly by Tuesday, to remain below climatological averages.
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