Temperatures are expected to hit 40C inland on Sunday, meteorologist Matthaios Papadakis said on Saturday, and the met office has issued a yellow warning for extreme maximum temperatures.

According to a warning posted on the department’s official X account, the warning will be in effect from 11:00am on Sunday, July 12, until 5:00pm.

Papadakis acknowledged that while temperatures are currently higher than average for the time of year, it is not yet officially a heatwave.

Additionally, he said that hot weather is expected to continue through Wednesday.

Asked about the humidity, he said that it is “generally at low levels” except for during the night in coastal areas.

He added that so far, summer “has been good for us, and not heavy”, but said that higher temperatures are expected in the coming weeks.