Filenews 28 December 2025
Low pressure affects the area. The wind field will gradually strengthen significantly until tonight, especially in the west and north. From Tuesday night onwards, a deterioration of the weather is expected.
Today, the weather will be partly cloudy and at times mostly cloudy, while isolated rains may occur. Snow or sleet may fall in the higher mountains. Winds will initially blow northwest to northeast, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort, however they will gradually turn southwest to northwest and will strengthen especially in the coastal areas and will blow moderate to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort and temporarily in the west and north strong, 5 Beaufort. The sea in the east and south will be a little rough to rough, however in the west and north it will be rough and transient to wavy. The temperature will rise to around 15 degrees inland, around 16 on the coast and around 4 degrees in the higher mountains.
Tonight, the weather will be mostly cloudy, while isolated rains and thunderstorms are expected, mainly in the western part of the island. Hail may fall in a storm. Snow or sleet is expected to fall in the higher mountains. Winds will blow southwest to northwest and gradually mainly northwest, moderate to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort and on the windward coast strong and temporarily to very strong, 5 to 6 Beaufort. The sea in the west, north and south will be rough and transient to wavy, while in the east it will be rough. The temperature will drop to around 6 degrees inland, around 9 on the coast and around 0 degrees in the higher mountains, where frost is expected to form locally.
On Monday, initially the weather will be mostly cloudy with isolated rains and thunderstorms, mainly in the western part of the island. Hail may fall in a storm, while snow or sleet is expected to fall in the higher mountains. Gradually by noon the weather will become mostly clear with local clouds. The wind field will be strengthened.
On Tuesday, the weather will be mostly cloudy, with isolated rains expected. Snow or sleet may fall in the higher mountains. Late in the evening and then local rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected, initially in the west and soon in the rest of the areas. Hail is expected to fall in a storm and snow or sleet will fall in the higher mountains. On Wednesday, New Year's Eve, the weather will be cloudy with local rains and isolated thunderstorms. Hail is expected to fall in a storm and snow or sleet will fall in the higher mountains. The wind field will be significantly strengthened.
The temperature until Tuesday is not expected to change appreciably, remaining slightly below normal levels for the season. On Wednesday, a slight rise in temperature is expected.
Regarding the Troodos - A few snowflakes began to fall on Saturday night in the Troodos area, with the temperature at the Jubilee Hotel Troodos recorded at -0,2 degrees Celsius at 20:57. According to the data, local rain and snow phenomena are observed in the area from clouds entering the island from the north, with a southern extension to Troodos, which are expected to continue for a few more hours.
From these snowflakes, there may be very light sprinkling of snow in the Troodos area, while flakes can be observed up to 1,500 meters altitude. At the same time, there is a possibility of new snow sprinkling Sunday night, as long as the weather conditions remain favourable.
