Filenews 18 January 2021
Open only for vehicles equipped with non-slip chains or four-wheel drive due to frost, are the roads leading to Troodos.
Specifically, open only for vehicles with chains are the roads Platres - Troodos, Karvorona - Troodos and Prodromos Troodos.
In a statement, the Police U
rge drivers to be particularly careful, to drive at low speeds, to keep safety distances from the vehicles in front and to keep their headlights on.Moreover, the roads of Agros - Kyperountas - Karvountas, Agros - Palechori and in the area of Papoutsa, are slippery due to frost.
In the area of Morfos, the roads are open but slippery, especially the roads Kakopetrias - Karvounia and Pedoula - Prodromos. Also, in the area of Pedoula - Kykkos - Kampos, due to heavy rainfall, landslides of stones and volumes of soil have been observed on the road network.
Drivers are encouraged to be particularly careful, to drive at low speeds, to keep safety distances from the vehicles in front and to keep their headlights on.
The weather forecast:
Widespread disruption will affect the area by Tuesday, while cold mass gases are expected thereafter.
Today, initially, there will be increased clouds that may give isolated rains or even slight snowfall in the higher mountains, but from noon onwards the weather will become mostly cloudy and from late afternoon onwards, rains, local storms and snow are expected in the higher mountains. Local phenomena may be prolonged or even intense. The temperature will rise around 15 degrees inland, around 16 degrees on the coast and around 3 degrees in the higher mountains, where frost can prevail locally.
Tonight the weather will be cloudy and rain, local storms and snow are expected in the higher mountains. The phenomena are expected to be prolonged or even intense. From midnight onwards, a gradual retreat of the phenomena is expected, initially from the west. The temperature will drop around 5 degrees inland, around 8 degrees on the coast and around 3 degrees below zero in the higher mountains. Frost is expected in the mountains.
On Tuesday transiently increased clouds are expected to give isolated rains or storm and locally in the mountainous transient snowfall.
On Wednesday the weather will be mainly atrium and cold, while locally there will be transiently increased clouds.
On Thursday the weather will be mostly atrium, while locally there will be transiently increased clouds.
The temperature will gradually drop by Wednesday, to be significantly below average climate values, while a slight rise is expected on Thursday, but will remain below average climate values.
Source: Phılenews
