Weather conditions across Cyprus will remain slightly unsettled into the weekend, with dust in the air, increasing cloud and a chance of isolated showers from Saturday afternoon.

In its announcement, the met office said light dust will persist until Sunday, while cloud developing later in the day may bring “isolated rains, without excluding the occurrence of an isolated storm”, mainly over Troodos.

Winds will range between 15 and 30 km/hr,reaching up to 40 km/hr along the coast of Limassol.

Overnight, skies will turn mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to around 11°C in Nicosia, about 15°C in Limassol and Paphos, and near 10°C in Troodos.

On Sunday, clear conditions early on will give way to increasing cloud, with “isolated rains or even a storm” expected, mainly in Troodos, Kyrenia and parts of Nicosia.

Temperatures will rise to around 27°C in Nicosia, 25°C in Limassol and Famagusta, and 23°C in Paphos and Kyrenia.

From Monday to Wednesday, mornings will be mostly clear, followed by cloud build-up and “local rains and isolated storms”, mainly in Troodos and Famagusta, with a chance of hail during storms.

Temperatures will drop slightly on Monday and remain close to seasonal averages through midweek.