Rain pounds Cyprus but temps rise over weekend

Strong winds and heavy showers are expected in Cyprus on Thanksgiving, with a warm front expected Saturday but also cloudy skies staying in the picture through the end of the weekend.

A weak low pressure system is affecting areas over the island, with Thursday skies expected to be partly cloudy or cloudy.

Yellow warning from 6am until 5pm

Local showers and thunderstorms are also expected along with strong winds, while hailstorms are also possible during heavy precipitation according to weather officials, who issued a flood warning on Thursday from morning 6am through afternoon 5pm.

Temperature highs will reach 22 degrees Celsius inland and in coastal regions, while it will be 13 high up in the mountains.

Evening skies will remain partly cloudy with periods of scattered formations, with showers also expected in coastal regions. Foggy conditions and low clouds could form in parts of the interior as well as areas in the east.

Temperature lows will drop down to 11 degrees inland, around 13 in all coastal regions, while it will be 5 higher up.

Skies on Black Friday will be mostly clear with increasing clouds from time to time, following early morning foggy conditions and low clouds expected only briefly in the interior and areas in the east.

Temperatures will begin to rise gradually through Sunday, when levels will be noticeably above normal averages for this time of the year mainly in the interior and mountains.