Monday, December 29, 2025

"COLD" 2026 IS COMING - BAD WEATHER WITH INTENSE AND PROLONGED PHENOMENA - WARNINGS LIKELY TO BE ISSUED

 Filenews 29 December 2025



The Meteorological Service is expected to issue warnings for severe weather phenomena, as bad weather is expected to "hit" the island from Tuesday night.

Speaking on the Alpha Update show, the spokesman of the Meteorological Service, Andreas Chrysanthou, said that tomorrow Tuesday, from the afternoon, the wind field will be strengthened while by the evening we will have a "very strengthened wind field, moderate to strong, strong parodically to very strong, in coastal areas and local rains and storms. Starting from the west and progressively on Wednesday, throughout the territory."

In fact, the spokesman of the Meteorological Service stressed that the deterioration of the weather will be significant, with intense and prolonged phenomena.

"We may see water accumulation in storms, we will see hail, we will see snow on the highest peaks," said Mr. Chrysanthou.

"Intense enhanced wind, with rain and thunderstorms from Tuesday night. And especially areas such as the south, west and north that may receive more intense phenomena," added the spokesman of the Meteorological Service.

"So, a new year that from the first of the month will enter cold," Mr. Chrysanthou said in conclusion.

The weather forecast in detail

Weak low pressure affects the area.

In the afternoon, the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will blow northwest to north, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort and locally in the west strong, 5 Beaufort. The sea will be a little rough to rough on the south and east coasts and rough to wavy in the west and north.

Tonight, the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will be mainly northwest to northeast, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be a little rough and locally in the west and north to rough. The temperature will drop to 4 degrees inland, around 8 on the coast and zero degrees in the higher mountains. In the mountains and semi-mountains, frost is expected to form.

Tomorrow, the weather will gradually become mostly cloudy and in the afternoon there may be isolated rains in the west. Winds will be mainly southwest and initially variable, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be a little rough, however initially in the west and north it will be rough. The temperature will rise to 14 degrees inland, around 16 on the coast and 6 degrees in the higher mountains.

On Wednesday, the weather will be cloudy with local rains, isolated thunderstorms, while snow or sleet is expected to fall on the highest peaks of Troodos.

On New Year's Day, the weather will be partly cloudy, and initially isolated rains are expected to occur in the west. On Friday, the weather will be mostly clear.

The temperature is not expected to change appreciably, to remain close to the average climatic values.