Rain will continue across Cyprus until Thursday as the island feels the effects of the weather system known as Byron.
While Byron triggered extreme weather across Greece in previous days, it arrives in Cyprus with milder phenomena, stated Panayiotis Georgiou, First Officer of the Cyprus Meteorological Service, speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA).
Mr Georgiou noted the system’s centre sits to the west of Cyprus and moves very slowly eastward, explaining why it will likely impact the region until Thursday. Weather phenomena will finally subside on Friday.
Until then, local rain and thunderstorms will continue to occur intermittently with intensity similar to that experienced over the past few hours. When CNA asked if authorities expect to issue further yellow warnings, Mr Georgiou replied that new warnings are likely for Monday and the remaining days leading up to Thursday.
A yellow warning remains in effect for Sunday until 6:00 p.m. Mr Georgiou stated that the phenomena appear to ease late this afternoon, particularly inland and in the mountains, though isolated showers will periodically persist along the coasts. Starting Monday, perhaps from the morning hours, the phenomena may intensify again, bringing storms first to the coasts and possibly inland or to the mountains towards midday.
Regarding high winds, Mr Georgiou predicted they will reach their greatest intensity along the coasts, reaching around 5 or up to 6 Beaufort. Winds will be lower inland and in the mountains, at 3 to 4 Beaufort. He clarified that winds will be intense and variable in any area affected by a storm, but generally, the forecast does not suggest extreme wind intensity, such as 7 or 8 Beaufort.