The weather system called "Philip" is expected to affect the region, mainly from tonight onwards, accompanied by a cold air mass.
Today the weather will be mainly cloudy and localized showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected at times,[/B] initially in the west but gradually in other areas. In the higher mountains it will snow at times. Winds will be mainly southwest to west, moderate to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort and locally in the foreshore to very strong, 5 to 6 Beaufort, becoming southwest to northwest, strong to very strong, 5 to 6 Beaufort from midday onwards and very strong, 6 Beaufort, in the foreshore. In leeward inland areas it will be moderate to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort, of the same direction. The sea will gradually become rough on the east coast, rough to choppy on the south coast and choppy on the west and north coasts. Temperatures will rise to around 16 degrees inland and on the west coast, around 17 degrees on the rest of the coast and around 2 degrees in the higher mountains, where frost will prevail locally.
Tonight the weather will be partly cloudy and locally mainly cloudy, while initially local showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected mainly in the west. Gradually the phenomena will become isolated. Locally in the mountains, snow is expected, which will extend to some semi-mountainous areas until the early morning hours. Winds will initially blow southwest to west, very strong to gusty, 6 to 7 Beaufort, and gradually in the west and on the north coast gusty to gusty, 7 to 8 Beaufort, to become west to northwest, mainly in the morning hours, of the same intensity. In the interior and locally in leeward areas, winds will initially blow southwest to west, moderate to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort, becoming later, mainly northwest, of the same intensity. The sea will be up to very choppy on the south coast, choppy on the east coast and up to choppy on the west and north coasts. Temperatures will drop to around 4 degrees inland, around 8 degrees in coastal areas and around 4 degrees below zero in the higher mountains. Frost will prevail in mountainous and leeward semi-mountainous areas.
On Friday local showers or isolated thunderstorms are expected,[/B] as well as snow in the mountains and locally in the semi-mountainous areas.
On Friday local showers or isolated thunderstorms are expected,[/B] as well as snow in the mountains and locally in the semi-mountainous areas. From the afternoon onwards, the phenomena weaken and are significantly reduced. The winds in the area will be generally very strong to strong, north-westerly winds, which will gradually weaken by the evening. On Saturday, the weather will be partly cloudy with the possibility of isolated showers and local transient snowfall up to semi-mountainous areas. On Sunday, the weather will gradually become mostly cloudy with local showers and snow in the mountains.
The temperature will drop markedly by Saturday, remaining around the same level on Sunday, to be generally well below average climatic values.
The snow depth at Troodos Square, at the time of writing, was 24 cm.
With vehicles equipped with anti-slip chains, traffic in mountainous areas
[/P]According to the police, due to snowfall in the higher mountainous areas, the roads Karvouna - Troodos, Platron - Troodos and Prodromos - Troodos are open only for vehicles equipped with anti-skid chains or with all-wheel drive.
Police recommend caution to those travelling on the road network, who are advised to observe the Highway Code and obey traffic signs to avoid road accidents.
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