Filenews 27 December 2024
The widespread barometric low, dubbed ELENA, is located southwest of the island, moving east and continuing to affect the area, with a new disturbance expected on Sunday.
Detailed weather forecast
Today, the weather will be mostly cloudy, while local rain, isolated thunderstorms and snowfall are expected in the mountains, which may be temporarily dense. Hail is expected to fall in a thunderstorm. In places visibility may be limited due to the phenomena, either due to fog or low cloud. Gradually by the evening the weather will improve. The winds will blow mainly southeast to south and gradually on the north coast northeast to east, weak to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will generally be a little turbulent and transient in the west until turbulent. The temperature will rise around 15 degrees in the interior, around 16 degrees on the coast and around 5 degrees in the higher mountains, where locally frost is expected.
Tonight, the weather will become partly cloudy and in places temporarily mostly cloudy, while isolated rain may occur on the north coast and in the mountains, locally snow may fall. The winds will gradually turn northwest to northeast and on the north coast southeast, weak, 3 Beaufort. The sea will generally remain a little turbulent. The temperature will drop to around 6 degrees in the interior, around 9 degrees on the coast and around minus one degree in the higher mountains. In the mountains, frost is expected to prevail locally.
On Saturday, the weather in the morning will be partly cloudy, while isolated showers may occur in the west and north. By midday and beyond, clouds will thicken, the weather will become mostly cloudy, and isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected. Hail may fall in a thunderstorm, while snowfall is expected in the mountains.
On Sunday, the weather will be mostly cloudy, while localized showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected, mainly during the afternoon and after, initially in the west and north and gradually in the rest of the island. Hail may fall in a thunderstorm, while snowfall is expected in the mountains.
On Monday, the weather will be partly cloudy and temporarily cloudy in places, while isolated showers are expected, without excluding an isolated thunderstorm.
The temperature on Saturday will rise slightly, while by Monday it will gradually fall, to fluctuate slightly below the average climatic values of the season. The height of snow on the highest peaks of Troodos, at the time of issue of the bulletin, was 16 cm.
