RAIN CONTINUES WITH STORMS AND HAIL - Filenews 22/3
The rainy scene continues according to the Meteorological Service. Today, the weather will be mostly cloudy, while local rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected.
Hail is expected to fall in a storm, while snow is expected to fall on the highest peaks of Troodos.
The weather forecast
A barometric low continues to affect the area.
Today, the weather will be mostly cloudy, while local rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected, initially in the western half of the island and the mountainous and progressively in areas of the interior and the north. Hail is expected to fall in a storm, while snow is expected to fall on the highest peaks of Troodos. Winds will initially blow south to southwest and gradually to west, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort and temporarily in the afternoon on the southeast coast to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea in the east will be a little rough and on the rest of the coast a little rough to rough. The temperature will rise to around 19 degrees inland, on the south and east coasts, around 18 on the west and north coasts and around 6 degrees in the higher mountains.
Tonight, the weather will be partly cloudy, while in the coastal areas and especially in the west, isolated rains or even the occurrence of an isolated storm are expected. Later and during the morning hours, thin fog or fog is expected to form locally, especially in areas of the interior and in the east. The sea will gradually become calm to a little rough. The temperature will drop to around 5 degrees inland, around 9 on the south and east coasts, around 11 in the west and north and to zero in the higher mountains, where frost will form locally.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the weather will remain mostly cloudy and local rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected from time to time. Hail is likely to fall in a storm, while snow or sleet is expected to fall on the highest peaks of Troodos.
The temperature until Wednesday is not expected to change appreciably, thus remaining close to and slightly below the average climatic values of the season.
The height of the snow on the snowmobile, at the time of issuing the bulletin, was 29 cm.
