Spring is in the air

Clear spring-like weather is expected Thursday and through the weekend with temperatures reaching 20 but scattered clouds and lows in the single digits are still in the picture.

Thursday skies will be mostly clear with occasional increasing clouds over local areas. Winds will range from weak to moderate throughout the day.

Maximum high temperatures will reach 20° Celsius inland, in the south and in the east, about 19 in all the other coastal regions, while it will be 11 degrees up in the highest elevations.

Minimum lows will drop down to 7° Celsius inland, 8 in the north and out west, around 10 in all other coastal regions, while it will be 3 degrees at the highest elevations where frost is likely expected to form.

Friday weather will be mostly clear with no noticeable changes in temperature, which will be just slightly above normal averages for this time of the year.

Weekend weather will be mostly clear with occasional increasing clouds forming over local areas. Temperatures are expected to rise slightly on Saturday, mainly inland and over the mountains, while no change is expected on Sunday when temperatures are expected to remain slightly above normal averages for this time of the year.

The last measurement of the Troodos Square snow gauge was 18.8 inches, as recorded at 5am Thursday morning.