Dust at intervals and isolated showers through to early next week

A low pressure system is affecting the Eastern Mediterranean, bringing rain across several parts of the island as a thin layer of dust will continue to persist at intervals. Overcast skies are forecast to bring isolated showers today mainly in the western half of Cyprus. Winds will be light southeasterly to southwesterly, locally turning moderate three to four, over calm to slight seas. Temperatures will rise to 19 degrees Celsius inland, 21 in coastal regions and 12 on the mountains. Isolated showers are expected in certain areas this evening, with the possibility of storms, mainly along the coast. Low cloud and thin mist is expected to form. Winds will be light variable force three over calm to slight seas. Temperatures will drop to around 8 degrees Celsius inland, 12 in coastal regions and five over the mountains.
Isolated showers are set to continue tomorrow and Tuesday, mainly on the mountains, with the island returning to milder, dry weather on Wednesday. Temperatures will rise slightly over the next three days, persisting over the seasonal average. The depth of snow on the highest reaches of the Troodos mountains was 15 centimetres this morning.