It's looking slightly more like the winter Cyprus so badly needs to replenish its water resources, though for the time being the snow on Troodos is fleeting and the cold air mass affecting the island, is not bringing the quantities of rain required over the next couple of months to de-escalate the drought crisis.
More rainfall is on the way over the next three days, according to the Met Office forecast, bringing hope that January will cover some ground.
All the same, it was a late white Christmas in Troodos this morning, as light snowfalls continue, covering the area of the square.
Roads to the area are only open for 4x4s or vehicles with snow chains.
Forecast is for gale force winds and plunging temperatures
Storms and heavy rainfall are expected through the day, with strong winds and temperatures dropping significantly today. Tomorrow will see a brief, slight weakening of the cold snap, returning with a vengeance on Sunday, bringing additional snowfalls and rain, with more of the same over Monday and Tuesday.
Andreas Chrysanthou of the Met Office, told the Cyprus News Agency that following the yellow gale force winds warning issued this morning, 'a significantly strengthened winds pattern', is expexted to continue.
This mostly affected Paphos this morning, but it will gradually develop across the country, bringing very strong winds force six to seven and gale force 8 at intervals.
Beyond the storms that have come and gone this morning, heavy rain is not really expected, only isolated showers in certain areas.
'Snowfalls are expected to continue, also at lower altitudes, accompanied by strong winds and rain', Chrysanthou added, noting that temperatures have gone down from 23 yesterday to around seventeen this morning, a drop of at least six degrees.
The change is even more dramatic on the mountains, with temperatures plunging at least 10 degrees in a single day.
Monday and Tuesday will see a similar sevever weather pattern, with low temperatures, storms and snowfalls on Troodos.
Chrysanthou did not rule out twisters in coastal areas and on Troodos as gale force winds favour such phenomena.
'Hail is also likely in the areas of the storms', he added, as Cyprus is set to remain in a cold snap grip at least until Wednesday.
Source CNA