Rain and thunder over the weekend

Rain is expected on Friday, while weekend weather will be mostly clear in the early parts of the day with a chance of thunderstorms later on.

In the early parts of Friday, there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly along the coast while heavy rain is expected elsewhere in the afternoon, mainly in the mountains, inland and northern shores.

Cyprus under hail watch

There are also increasing chances of hail during heavy storms.

Winds will range from weak to moderate and the sea will be relatively calm.

Maximum high temperatures are expected to reach 31° Celsius inland, 28 along the coast, and 19 up on the mountains.

Evening skies will remain mostly clear overall but cloudy over local areas, with increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms mainly in the north.

Minimum low temperatures are expected to fall down to 16 inland, around 18 along the coast, and 9 in the highest elevations up in the mountains.

No noticeable changes in temperature are expected throughout the weekend, as Saturday and Sunday will start off mainly clear but with afternoon clouds later on and possible showers and thunderstorms.