Even though spring has officially arrived, winter is not going away. Showers, thunderstorms and snow are on the weather "menu" for today and the next few days. The snow depth[/B] at Troodos Square, during the morning hours, was 46 cm.
A fickle air mass is affecting the area, while the cold air mass will continue to affect the island until Friday.
Detailed weather until Saturday
Today, the weather will be mainly cloudy with occasional local showers and isolated thunderstorms as well as snow locally in the mountains expected. In a storm, hail is not excluded, while the phenomena will be quite limited from late afternoon onwards. Winds will be northeast to southeast and in the afternoon locally variable, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort, becoming moderate, 4 Beaufort in the morning. The sea will be up to a little rough. The temperature will rise to around 12 degrees inland, around 13 degrees on the coast and around 2 degrees in the higher mountains, where frost will prevail locally.
Tonight, the weather will be partly cloudy and mostly cloudy in places and isolated showers are expected, while on the coast isolated thunderstorms cannot be ruled out. Locally, in the mountains, there will be transient snowfall. Winds will blow northwest to northeast and locally southeast, light, 3 Beaufort. The sea will be calm to a little choppy but locally in the west will remain a little choppy. The temperature will drop to around 2 degrees inland, around 5 in the south and east coast, around 6 in the west and north coast and around minus 2 degrees in the higher mountains. In the mountains, semi-mountains and some inland areas frost is expected.
On Thursday, the weather will be partly cloudy and mostly cloudy at times and local showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected as well as snow locally in the mountains.
On Friday, periods of sunshine will alternate with periods of increased cloudiness, with isolated rain likely in the afternoon and afternoon, mainly in the eastern half of the island.
On Saturday, the weather will be mainly clear, however, clouds will develop, at noon and in the afternoon, not excluding isolated rain or thunderstorms, mainly in the mountains, inland and in areas in the east.
The temperature will gradually rise until Saturday, but remain slightly below average climatic values.
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