Saturday showers and thunderstorms

A low-pressure system is affecting the region today, bringing mostly sunny skies with occasional local cloudiness. Initially, winds will be light and variable, around 3 on the Beaufort scale, becoming mainly southwest to northwest, light to moderate, 3 to 4 on the Beaufort scale. Seas will be slightly choppy.

Temperatures will reach 28 degrees Celsius inland, 22 degrees Celsius on the western coast, around 24 degrees Celsius on other coastal areas, and 19 degrees Celsius in higher elevations.

Tonight, the weather will remain mostly clear, though some low clouds may develop locally. In the early morning hours, thin fog may form, mainly in the east. Winds will be mainly northwest to northeast, light, around 3 on the Beaufort scale, and the sea will be calm to slightly choppy. Temperatures will drop to around 12 degrees Celsius inland and along the coast, and to 10 degrees Celsius in higher elevations.

Saturday will see intervals of increased cloudiness, with isolated showers or even thunderstorms expected mainly in mountainous areas, inland, and in the southeast. Sunday will start mostly sunny but may see intermittent cloudiness later, possibly leading to isolated showers. Monday will be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, with localized rain and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Temperatures will gradually decrease, hovering around average climatological values.

[Information sourced from Cyprus Met Service]