Filenews 31 January 2022
Accumulation of water is observed at various points on the Famagusta-Larnaka highway, especially at points in the direction to Ayia Napa, in the section between Xylofagou and Ayia Napa.
In the mountains, the roads leading to Troodos, specifically the roads platres-Troodos, Karvounas-Troodos, and Prodromos-Troodos, remain open only for vehicles with four-wheel drive or equipped with snow chains.
Open only for vehicles with four-wheel drive or equipped with snow chains are also the roads Pedoulas-Pine Wood - Kakopetria, Pedoulas -Prodromos, and Prodromos-Platres.
Open for all vehicles, but slippery due to frost is the road Kakopetria-Karvounas, as well as the roads in the other mountainous areas.
The Police recommend special attention to those who move on the road network of the mountainous areas, while vehicle drivers are urged to move at a safe, low speed, maintain a safe distance from vehicles in front, and give priority to other passing drivers where needed.
In general, those who will move on the road network are required to comply with traffic signals and comply with the highway code to avoid road accidents.
It is noted that the situation on the road network is changing due to the winter conditions that prevail. The public is urged, before their movements, to be informed about the situation on the road network, through police announcements, as published on the informative website www.cypruspolicenews.com, in the category Road Network, in the police's social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook, as well as in the application – application – "Cyprus Police".
See the weather forecast:
Relatively low pressure affects the area.
Today the weather will be temporarily cloudy with local rains intermittently as well as isolated thunderstorms initially on the coast and later on the interior. In the higher mountains, local snowfall is expected. The temperature will rise to around 15 degrees in the interior and on the coast and around 6 degrees in the higher mountains.
Tonight the weather will be partly cloudy. The temperature will drop to around 4 degrees in the interior, around 8 degrees on the coast and around zero in the higher mountains, where locally frost will form.
On Tuesday the weather is expected to be mostly cloudy with a possibility of isolated light rain or even light snowfall, locally in the higher mountains. Late in the evening local rains or thunderstorms are expected, mainly in the western half of the island and in the south.
On Wednesday the weather will be partly cloudy and temporarily cloudy with local rains, mainly in the southern half of the island, as well as transient snowfall on the highest peaks of Troodos.
Local rains are expected on Thursday intermittently, isolated thunderstorms, and snowfall on the highest peaks of Troodos. The temperature will rise slightly over the three days to be close to the average climatic values. The height of the snow in Troodos Square, at the time of issue of the bulletin, was 78 centimetres.
