Today, ’s weather: Warm and hazy
Fact: Wednesday will be warm and hazy due to dust in the air, with temperatures rising to 34C inland, 29C on the south, east, and north coasts, 24C on the west coast, and 23C in the higher mountains.
Fact: Wednesday will be warm and hazy due to dust in the air, with temperatures rising to 34C inland, 29C on the south, east, and north coasts, 24C on the west coast, and 23C in the higher mountains.
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Fact: Tuesday will be partly cloudy with isolated showers expected and dust in the air until Friday.
A low pressure system is currently affecting Cyprus, leading to low temperatures and showers, especially on the national holiday of March 25th. Despite this, daytime temperatures will remain in the low over 20s. Saharan dust is expected to return to the atmosphere early next week. This evening, the weather will be clear and cold with light to moderate westerly to northwesterly winds and slight seas. Temperatures tonight will drop to 6°C inland, 8°C in southern and eastern coastal regions, 12°C in the west and north, and 1°C in the mountains, where frost is expected. Isolated showers are forecast for the national holiday, mainly in the western part of the island, with moderate to strong winds. Temperatures will reach 21°C inland and in southern and eastern coastal regions, 20°C in the west and north, and 10°C in the mountains. Isolated showers are expected to continue into the evening. Over the next week, temperatures are anticipated to rise significantly above the seasonal average.
Friday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear with increased cloud cover in the afternoon and isolated rain in the southeast of the island. Temperatures will reach around 20 degrees Celsius inland and on the coasts, and nine degrees Celsius in the mountains. Winds could reach up to six on the Beaufort scale on the southwest coast and five elsewhere. The sea will be a little rough off the east coast and rougher off the rest of the coasts. Overnight, clear weather will continue with possible increased cloud cover and isolated rain in the west and north. Temperatures will drop to seven degrees Celsius inland, nine degrees Celsius on the coasts, and one degree in the mountains, where frost will form. Winds will decrease to three on the Beaufort scale. The weekend will see clear weather with possible increased cloud cover and occasional showers in the afternoon. Sunday will have lower temperatures, but they will rise again from Monday.
A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Wednesday by the Department of Meteorology, valid from 11.00am until 5.00pm local time. Isolated thunderstorms with a chance of hail are expected, with precipitation rates exceeding 35 millimeters per hour. Rain and isolated thunderstorms will initially affect mainly the west and north, gradually moving to other parts. Temperatures will reach up to 20C in the interior and on the north coasts, 21C on the south-east and east coasts, 19C on the remaining coasts, and 9C in the higher mountains. Winds will be south- to north-westerly, light to moderate up to 4 Beaufort, and locally strong to very strong, up to 6 Beaufort. The sea will be rough. Overnight, isolated showers are expected on the west and south coasts, with thin fog forming inland. Temperatures will drop to 9C in the interior and on the northern coasts, 12C on the west coast, 11C on the remaining coasts, and 3C in the higher mountains, where frost is expected. Winds will be mainly south- to north-westerly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort. The sea will turn slightly rough to calm. Thursday and Friday will see afternoon rains mainly in the northeast, the mountains, and inland, with similar weather forecast into the weekend, including a chance of a brief storm in the mountains and the southeast. Temperatures are expected to gradually drop to slightly below average for the season.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected on Green Monday, with variable winds predominantly from the northwest at a medium intensity of Force 4 on the Beaufort scale. The sea will be slight, and temperatures will be around 21 C across the island.
The met office issued a yellow weather warning for Green Monday due to expected isolated showers throughout the day, with isolated storms more likely in the mountains and eastern areas of the island. Temperatures are anticipated to reach 21 degrees Celsius inland and on the coast, and nine degrees Celsius in the mountains. The weather warning is in effect until 6pm. Evening temperatures are expected to drop to 13 degrees on the eastern coasts, 12 degrees on the rest of the coast, and three degrees in the mountains. On Tuesday, the weather is forecasted to be mostly cloudy with a chance of isolated storms.
Saturday’s weather in Cyprus is forecasted to have increased cloud cover with isolated showers. The temperatures will reach up to 22 degrees Celsius inland, 21 degrees Celsius on the coasts, and nine degrees Celsius in the mountains. Winds are expected to be light to moderate, at three to four on the Beaufort scale, with the possibility of stronger winds in the afternoon. The night will be clear with temperatures dropping to seven degrees Celsius inland and on the south and east coasts, nine degrees Celsius on the west and north coasts, and two degrees Celsius in the mountains, where frost will form. Sunday and Green Monday will see partial clouds and possible isolated showers, especially in the afternoon and mostly in the eastern half of the island. Dust levels in the atmosphere are anticipated to rise on Green Monday and Tuesday.
Maria Sakkari defeated Coco Gauff 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2 in the Indian Wells semi-final, setting up a final with Iga Swiatek. The match was interrupted by rain. Sakkari broke Gauff in the ninth game of the first set and won it. The second set saw a longer rain delay, with Gauff saving three match points to win in a tiebreak. Sakkari won the third set to secure her place in the final. The match lasted two hours and 41 minutes. Iga Swiatek beat Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-1 in the other semi-final, not dropping a set in the tournament and recording her 19th match win of the season.