Snow on the weather menu - At zero degrees Celsius tonight inside

Light snowfall in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas is expected today with the temperature tonight dropping to zero degrees inland, around 4 on the coast and around minus 8 degrees in the higher mountains.

Detailed weather report

Cold gas mass temporarily affects the area.

Today the weather will be partly cloudy and at times, locally, mostly cloudy and isolated rains and local, mainly light, snowfall in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas are expected. The winds will blow northwest to northeast, moderate to strong, 4 to 5 beauforts and temporarily locally very strong, 6 beauforts. In lean areas, patients will breathe as moderate, 3 to 4 beauforts. The sea will be slightly turbulent to turbulent in the south and turbulent to wavy on the rest of the coast. The temperature will rise to around 9 degrees inland, around 11 on the coast and around minus 2 degrees in the higher mountains. Frost will be maintained in the mountains.

Tonight there will be temporarily increased clouds that initially, mainly in the north, will give isolated light rains and locally in the mountains and in the semi-mountains light snowfalls. The winds will blow northwest to northeast, moderate 4 locally to strong, 4 to 5 beauforts and temporarily in the eastern half of the island up to very strong, 6 beauforts. In the western leeward areas, patients will blow moderate to 3 to 4 beauforts. The sea will later become a little turbulent to turbulent to the south and turbulent to the rest of the coast.

The temperature will drop to around zero degrees inland, around 4 on the coast and around minus 8 degrees in the higher mountains. Frost is expected locally, in the mountains, in the semi-mountains and later in the interior.

Cloudy skies will be observed on Thursday. On Friday from early afternoon onwards a little, mostly light, rain and light snowfall are expected in the mountains. On Saturday, local rains or thunderstorms are expected and in the higher mountainous areas local snowfall.

The temperature will rise slightly on Thursday, however, remaining significantly below the average climatic values. On Friday, the temperature is expected to rise significantly, to fluctuate close to the average climatic values, while on Saturday, no significant change is expected. The height of the snow in Troodos Square, at the time of issuance of the bulletin, was 24 cm.