Filenews 24 March 2022
Due to snowfall observed intermittently and frost, the roads Platres-Troodos, Karvounas-Troodos and Prodromos - Troodos are closed to ALL vehicles.
Also due to frost, which has formed in several parts of the road network, the following roads are open only for vehicles equipped with anti-skid chains or with drive on all four wheels:
Karvouna – Kyperounta
Kyperounta – Chandria
Pedoulas – Prodromos
Pedoulas – PINEWOOD – Kakopetrias
Prodromou – Lemythou
Kakopetrias – Karvouna
Also, the roads of Palaichori – Agros and Palaichori – Agios Theodoros are open but slippery.
It is noted that due to the frost the roads on the wider road network in the higher mountains are slippery.
In the rest of the road network, there is no particular problem affecting traffic. It is recalled, however, that on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, despite the Tseri exit, work continues on the construction of the Nicosia perimeter motorway. Therefore, traffic on the motorway in the direction from Limassol to Nicosia and from Nicosia to Limassol, is carried out in 2 lanes per direction. The traffic from the exit of the industrial Idalion to the Tseri bypass is unhindered, while the traffic from the Tseri bypass to Nicosia via the motorway is closed. The traffic from the Tseri bypass to Nicosia is carried out through the old Nicosia – Limassol road.
For other areas where work is being carried out, which may affect the smooth passage of traffic, you can be informed HERE. [in Greek]
The Police recommend caution to those who will be moving on the road network, who are required to comply with the highway code and comply with traffic signals, to avoid road accidents.
It should be noted that the situation on the road network is changing. The public is urged, before its movements, to be informed about the situation on the road network, through police announcements, as published on the informational website www.cypruspolicenews.com, in the road network category, in the Police's social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook, as well as in the application – application – "Cyprus Police".
The weather forecast
Unstable and cold air mass affects the area.
Today the weather will be partly cloudy and temporarily cloudy. In the morning, isolated rains and a possible isolated thunderstorm are expected mainly on the coast as well as local snowfall in the mountains. Gradually isolated phenomena are expected to affect other areas, while local rain and isolated thunderstorms are expected from midday onwards. Locally in the higher mountains there will be snowfall. The temperature will rise to around 15 degrees in the interior and south coasts, around 16 degrees in the rest of the coast and around 5 degrees in the higher mountains.
Tonight the weather will be partly cloudy and temporarily mostly cloudy. Initially, local and soon isolated rains are expected, mainly on the west and north coasts. Locally in the highlands snow or sleet will fall. The temperature will drop to around 3 degrees in the interior, around 7 degrees in the west coast, around 5 degrees in the rest of the coast and around minus 3 degrees in the higher mountains. In the mountains, in the semi-mountainous and possibly locally in the interior will form frost.
On Friday the weather will be mostly clear, while from noon onwards locally increased clouds are expected to give isolated rains, mainly in the southern half of the island and possible isolated transient snowfall in the higher mountains.
On Saturday, the weather will initially be mostly clear while later increased cloudiness is expected to give local rain or thunderstorms mainly in the eastern half of the island. On the highest peaks of Troodos, snow is likely to fall.
On Sunday the weather will be mostly clear, with locally increased cloudiness at noon and early afternoon.
The temperature will gradually rise by Sunday to hover close to the average climatic values.
The height of the snow in Troodos Square, at the time of issue of the bulletin, was 52 centimetres.
