The yellow moderate thunderstorms warning across the island will remain in place until five this afternoon, according to a Met Office statement, indicating that the country will be affected by a combination of heavy showers and storms at intervals, initially in the west of the island, over Paphos and gradually affecting all areas.
Hail is possible in the areas of the storms, while surface wind will be variable and strengthening.
The precipitation rate is locally expected to range between 35 and 55 millimeters per hour, with significantly many more days of sustained rain needed to even consider a discussion on allievating the water shortage crisis plaguing Cyprus, with 2026 currently the fourth year of drought, as the government considers more desalination options.
Today's Met Office Forecast
A low pressure system is affecting the area and despite all the rain, harmful dust microparticles will remain in the atmosphere, with caution advised.
Local showers and isolated storms are expected, with snowfalls or sleet on the highest reaches of the Troodos mountains through most of the day, with the phenomenon gradually weakening from late afternoon onwards.
Winds will be light to moderate northeasterly to southeasterly force three to four and in coastal regions, strong force five, over moderate seas. Temperatures will rise to 14 degrees Celsius inland, 17 in coastal regions and seven on the mountains.
Light to moderate northeasterly to southeasterly winds this evening, over slight seas, with yet another cold night, as temperatures will drop to around 9 inland and two on the mountains, where frost will form.
The stormy outlook is interrupted tomorrow and Monday, but Tuesday will see isolated showers and storms.
Temperatures will go up Sunday and are expected to remain slightly above the seasonal average over the next couple of days.
The depth of snow on Mount Olympus was 15 centimetres at dawn.