Cyprus faces increasingly unsettled weather this week, with rain and storms expected and temperatures set to drop noticeably to below the seasonal average as a low-pressure system begins to affect the region, the Department of Meteorology said on Monday. Storms on Thursday may be locally intense.
On Monday, skies will be partly cloudy and at times mostly cloudy, with isolated, mainly light rain possible. Winds will be up to moderate, force four on the Beaufort scale, and a thin layer of dust may be in the air at times.
Temperatures will reach around 29 degrees Celsius inland and on the coast, around 25 degrees on the west and north coasts and 20 degrees in the higher mountains.
On Tuesday, skies will be partly cloudy, with isolated rain or thunderstorms expected, mainly in the afternoon.
On Wednesday and Thursday, skies will be mostly cloudy, with local rain and isolated thunderstorms at times. The weather may turn locally intense on Thursday.
Temperatures will fall noticeably over the week to below the seasonal average.
