Filenews 21 January 2022 - by Evangelia Sizopoulou
With milder features it is expected to... visit Cyprus - the bad weather system called "Elpis", which will hit Greece in the coming days. "Elpis" is expected to affect our country as well, but more weakened. As the director of the Meteorological Service, Kleanthis Nikolaidis, told "F", this system is expected in Greece from tomorrow until January 26th. It is a cold air mass, which has characteristics of very low temperatures, strong winds, heavy rainfall and snow. It is expected to have a greater impact on Greece and the Balkan region, areas that have already issued orange and red warnings.
According to Mr. Nikolaidis, in Cyprus "Elpis" is expected on Sunday with a duration until 27 to 28 January, but with milder characteristics than those it will manifest in Greece.
Asked about the warnings and whether they will be issued in Cyprus as well, as well as about the extent to which the characteristics of the system are manifested, Mr. Nikolaidis said that this could be done within days and not from now. Based on these characteristics, it is not excluded that snowfall will be recorded in semi-mountainous areas, as has happened in the previous days, when the temperature was extremely low.
It is noted that today and tomorrow, the temperature shows an increase compared to the previous, especially cold days and nights, and is closer to normal for the season levels.
However, "Elpis" has already begun to concern itself in Greece, with the competent services of the country talking about unpredictable snowfall for the Attica region and bad weather lasting at least five days.
Detailed weather report until Monday
Low pressure will gradually affect the region, while cold air mass is expected to affect us by Sunday. The height of the snow in Troodos Square, at the time of issue of the bulletin, was 34 centimetres.
Today Friday, the weather will be mostly cloudy intermittently, while mainly from midday onwards, it is likely that there will be isolated light rains as well as light snowfall locally in the mountains. Winds will blow mainly southwest to west, weak to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be a little turbulent. The temperature will rise to around 14 degrees in the interior, around 15 degrees on the coast and around 3 degrees in the higher mountains. Locally in the higher mountains frost will be observed.
Tonight, the weather will be intermittently mostly cloudy and isolated rains and gradual and isolated thunderstorms are expected, mainly in the west and locally in the south and north, as well as snowfall locally in the mountains. Winds will blow mainly southwest to northwest, weak and locally to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be up a little turbulent. The temperature will drop to around 3 degrees in the interior, around 5 degrees in the south and east coasts, around 8 degrees in the rest of the coast and around minus 2 degrees in the higher mountains. Locally in the mountains, in the semi-mountainous and later also in areas of the interior, frost will form.
On Saturday, the weather will be mostly cloudy and local rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected initially mainly in the western half of the island with the phenomena to be generalized later in other areas. Locally in the mountains snowfall is expected. From the evening mainly onwards there will be very strong southwesterly winds. The temperature is not expected to change significantly.
On Sunday, the weather will initially be mostly cloudy and local rain or isolated thunderstorms are expected as well as snow in the mountains. In the afternoon and evening, snowfall is likely to occur locally and in the semi-mountainous areas. In the area will blow very strong and locally to strong westerly to northwest winds. The temperature is expected to drop slightly.
On Monday, the weather will be partly cloudy, with the possibility of local isolated rains, as well as snow locally in the mountains and initially in the semi-mountainous areas. The temperature is expected to drop further, to be significantly below the average climatic values.
