A new wave of cold is expected to hit Cyprus from Sunday, with a significant drop in temperature on Monday and new snowfall in semi-mountainous areas, as the Director of the Meteorological Department, Kleanthis Nikolaidis, told KYPE.
Asked how the new wave of bad weather affecting Greece will affect Cyprus, Mr. Nikolaidis said that the deterioration of the weather is expected to begin in the afternoon and Saturday night, as the region will be affected by cold gases. masses of the "Hope" system.
The bad weather in Cyprus will have "clearly lower intensity than in Greece", Mr. Nikolaidis explained to KYPE, adding that there will be no need to issue more serious warnings, apart from the yellow one.
As he said, on Saturday the weather will be cloudy and local rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected, initially mainly in the western half of the island, with the phenomena later spreading to other areas, while snowfall is expected in the mountains.
Mr. Nikolaidis explained that further deterioration is expected from the afternoon to Sunday night, with strong winds, intensity 7+ Beaufort. The gradual drop in temperature, as he said, is likely to bring snowfall locally and in the semi-mountains (ie altitude 300 - 600).
According to the Director of the Meteorological Department on Monday, the winds will bring a significant drop in temperature, which will fluctuate significantly below the average climatic values.
As for the higher mountainous areas and the peak of Troodos, he said that in the coming days they will be in conditions of total frost, with the temperature not exceeding 0 degrees.
In the meantime, as the police note in a statement, due to frost, all the roads in the mountainous areas are very slippery, so the drivers are urged to be extremely careful. Due to the weather conditions prevailing in the last days, the situation on the road network is changeable, which is why the police urges the public to be informed about the situation on the road network, through its announcements.