Cloudier Skies Ahead with Dust and Mud Rain

Temperatures remain above average with brief overnight showers and possible snow on Mount Olympos

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Cloud cover will increase through Thursday, with mid and high‑level cloud becoming more widespread. Light dust will linger in the atmosphere, mostly a few kilometres above the surface. Winds will start off variable at 1 to 3 Beaufort before gradually shifting to an easterly or south‑easterly direction at 3 to 4 Beaufort. Temperatures will remain 4 to 8 degrees Celsius above the seasonal norm, reaching 20 to 23 degrees Celsius inland and along the coast, and around 14 degrees Celsius on Mount Olympos, the summit of the Troodos range.

According to the Meteorology Department, during Thursday night, skies will remain cloudy at first and light to moderate mud rain is expected to develop from the west with a brief eastward spread. Towards dawn, conditions will improve and become mostly clear with only a few local clouds. Temporary increases in cloud cover, mainly in western, northern and mountainous or semi‑mountainous areas, may still produce isolated showers. Snowfall is possible in the Troodos Mountains during the early morning hours. Dust will initially remain suspended before gradually shifting eastwards later in the night. 

Winds will blow from the west to south‑west at 2 to 3 Beaufort, strengthening to 3 to 4 Beaufort with gusts reaching 5 Beaufort. In windward areas and on mountain peaks, winds will reach 4 to 5 Beaufort and locally up to 6 Beaufort, with gusts up to 7 Beaufort. Temperatures will stay 2 to 5 degrees Celsius above average, dropping to around 9 degrees Celsius inland, 12 to 14 degrees Celsius along the coast and minus 1 degree Celsius on Mount Olympos, where frost will form.

 

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