Filenews 2 February 2023
Mostly clear will be the weather today with the temperature reaching up to 15 degrees Celsius. However, according to the Meteorological Service from tomorrow the scenery changes again as rain, thunderstorms and snow are expected.
The prognosis in detail:
Weak low pressure affects the area.
Today, the weather will be mostly clear, although occasionally locally elevated clouds will be observed. The winds will blow mainly northwest moderate to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort and locally initially in the windward to very strong, 5 to 6 Beaufort. The sea will be a little turbulent to turbulent on the south and east coasts, but turbulent on the west and north coasts. The temperature will rise to 13 degrees inland, around 15 degrees on the coast and 4 degrees in the higher mountains, where locally frost may prevail.
Tonight, initially the weather will be mostly clear, but it will gradually become partly cloudy and locally mostly cloudy, while isolated rains or even thunderstorms are expected in the west and north. In the higher mountains, snow may fall. The winds will blow mainly northwest, weak to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be a little turbulent on the south and east coasts and up to turbulent on the west and north coasts. The temperature will drop to 4 degrees inland, around 6 degrees on the south and east coasts, around 9 on the west and north coasts and minus 2 degrees on the higher mountains. In the mountainous and semi-mountainous areas, frost is expected to form.
On Friday, initially the weather will be partly cloudy and isolated rains or even thunderstorms are expected in the west and north. Gradually, it will become mostly cloudy and local rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected in several areas of the island. Snow is expected in the higher mountains, while locally in the semi-mountainous areas, snow may fall.
On Saturday, initially the weather will be partly cloudy and local rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected, mainly on the west and north coasts. Snow is expected in the higher mountains, while locally in the semi-mountainous areas, snow may fall. Gradually the weather will become mostly cloudy and in the evening local rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected in several areas of the island, as well as snow in the mountains.
On Sunday, the weather will be mostly cloudy with local rains and isolated thunderstorms, as well as snow in the highlands. The temperature is not expected to change significantly until Sunday and will hover near the average climatic values.
The height of the snow on Troodos Square, at the time of issue of the bulletin, was 23 cm.
