Cyprus is heading into a period of weather instability, with local rain and thunderstorms expected mainly from midday onwards in mountainous areas and the eastern half of the island on Monday and Tuesday, according to Meteorological Service officer Andreas Chrysanthou, who spoke to the Cyprus News Agency on Saturday.
Chrysanthou described the pattern as a familiar one seen in recent weeks: mainly clear skies in the morning, followed by developing cloud cover that brings rain and thunderstorms later in the day. For Saturday, he said localised cloud build-up is expected, with some rain anticipated in mountainous areas from midday, and the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm at higher elevations. Most parts of the island will otherwise remain mainly sunny with patchy cloud. Saturday night will be largely clear, with minimum temperatures staying relatively high for the season, around 12 degrees Celsius inland, 15 to 16 degrees on the coast, and 10 to 11 degrees at higher altitudes.
Sunday will bring a gradual change. Although the day will begin with mainly clear skies across most areas, cloud cover is expected to increase progressively through mid and high-level cloud formations, initially bringing isolated showers. From Sunday afternoon, cloud development is expected in the mountains, northern areas and possibly later in inland regions, with isolated rain or thunderstorms likely.
On dust, Chrysanthou said sparse, low-concentration dust will be observed intermittently on Saturday and Sunday. Conditions are expected to improve from next week, with no further dust episodes forecast within the current outlook period. Winds will generally be moderate over the coming days.