Local rain and isolated thunderstorms, with hail possible, are forecast across Cyprus from Tuesday, with the weather possibly turning intense or prolonged in places on Thursday. Temperatures will drop noticeably by Friday to below the seasonal average.
Tuesday
Tuesday will be partly cloudy and at times mainly cloudy, with isolated rain at first in the west and north and an isolated thunderstorm not ruled out. Clouds will build by midday, bringing local rain and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the north and the mountains and possibly inland and in the east. Hail may fall during storms.
Winds will be variable and light at first, force 3 on the Beaufort scale, gradually turning mainly southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate, force 3 to 4. The sea will be generally calm to slight, becoming slight in the west later.
Temperatures will rise to around 27 degrees Celsius inland and in the south and east, around 24 in the west and north and around 18 in the higher mountains.
Tuesday night
Tuesday night will be mainly cloudy, with isolated rain and thunderstorms in the west and north and later along the south coast. Hail cannot be ruled out during storms. Winds will be katabatic and at times variable, light, force 3. The sea will be slight in the west and north and calm to slight elsewhere.
Wednesday and Thursday
Wednesday and Thursday will be mainly cloudy, with local rain and isolated thunderstorms at times. Hail is expected during storms. On Thursday, the weather may be intense or prolonged in places.
Friday
Friday will be partly cloudy, with an isolated shower possible in the mountains in the afternoon.
Temperatures will fall gradually and noticeably until Friday, dropping below the seasonal average.
