Low temperatures additionally at the moment, mountainous areas in freezing situations

Low temperatures which are under seasonal ranges are anticipated additionally at the moment with snow in areas over 450 metres whereas there’s risk of snow additionally at decrease altitudes from Sunday when one other chilly entrance is predicted to have an effect on the world, in line with the Director of the Cyprus Meteorological Service, Dr. Kleanthis Nicolaides.

Nicolaides advised CNA that temperatures in the course of the day are anticipated to be under seasonal common, at round 9 levels Celsius inland, 11 within the coastal areas and minus 2 within the increased mountainous areas.

“Because of this a number of mountainous areas which are over 900 metres will probably be in freezing situations, that means that the temperature is not going to rise above zero levels Celsius for the subsequent 24 hours”, he added.

In response to Nicolaides, tonight will even be very chilly with temperatures near zero levels inland, round 3C to 4C within the coastal areas and minus 8 within the increased mountainous areas.

“As you possibly can think about situations will probably be tough for mountainous communities additionally as a result of temperature, frost and slippery roads,” he stated.
There is perhaps snow at the moment, and tonight in areas which are over 450 to 500 metres, he added.

The temperature will begin warming up on Thursday and Friday and is to succeed in seasonal ranges, however, in line with Nicolaides, one other chilly entrance is predicted from Sunday or Monday “and, in that case, there might be snow or sleet additionally in decrease altitude areas”, which are under 450 to 500 metres.

At the Troodos Sq. snow reached 26 centimeters at round 8:00am on Wednesday, which implies, he stated, that greater than 17cm of recent snow was added since Tuesday morning. Snow within the Mount Olympos space was a lot increased, he stated.

Replying to a query about yesterday’s sturdy winds, he stated they had been southwesterly and reached gale pressure 8 to 9 regionally. “Such depth was recorded within the Akamas space, whereas on the south coast, speeds of as much as 6 on the Beaufort scale had been recorded,” he stated, including that winds of such depth are very sturdy and may trigger issues. Northerly winds of weaker depth have been blowing since midnight, he added, therefore the chilly entrance at present affecting the world.