Posts tagged with "weather"

Limassol floods as rains continue (v) Cyprus

Limassol floods as rains continue (v)

March 16th, 201910628 Rain, storms and even hail and snow are set to continue to hit the island for the rest of the day on Saturday, the Met office announced as areas of Limassol were flooded. By this evening though the weather will have calmed down and it will remain clear overnight, although winds are expected to continue and the sea will be rough. On...
Heavy rain in Paphos and Limassol Cyprus

Heavy rain in Paphos and Limassol

March 15th, 20196603 Heavy rain in the Paphos and Limassol districts resulted in water accumulating on the Limassol – Paphos motorway on Friday morning, especially near Avdimou where the road is dangerously slippery. Police warned early in the morning that visibility was limited in the area due to the torrential rain and urged drivers to be particularly...
Heavy storms prompt yellow weather warning Cyprus

Heavy storms prompt yellow weather warning

March 13th, 20196883 The met office issued a yellow weather alert on Wednesday in effect from 3pm until Thursday 3am. “Local heavy thunderstorms are likely. Precipitation rate may exceed 35 millimetres per hour,” met officer Michalis Mouskos announced. Isolated storms are expected in the west and north initially, but will move into other areas...
Rain on the way Cyprus

Rain on the way

March 12th, 20195015 Sunny weather is expected on Tuesday, but a low pressure system will bring more rain on Wednesday. Early fog lifted on Tuesday morning and clear weather is forecasted to last until the afternoon when it will become mostly cloudy. Temperatures will rise to a maximum of 21C inland, 19 near the coast and 14C in the higher...
Rain, storms and snow set to return Cyprus

Rain, storms and snow set to return

March 10th, 20198608 Although higher than normal temperatures are expected for Green Monday, people should make the most of them as winter weather is set to return later in the week. On Monday the temperature is set to reach 22C inland, 20C on the coast and 15C on higher ground. However by Tuesday afternoon clouds will gather with even the chance of...
A sunny, warm Green Monday expected Cyprus

A sunny, warm Green Monday expected

March 9th, 20192230 Despite some cloud, the weather seems favourable for the annual trek to the countryside on Green Monday with temperatures higher than average for the time of the year. The weather on Sunday is expected to be mild but breezy with temperatures reaching 21 degrees Celsius inland, 20C in coastal areas and around 13C in the mountains. A...
Water levels at their highest this decade Cyprus

Water levels at their highest this decade

March 4th, 20194083 Water levels in the reservoirs are at their highest level this decade, with the Asprokremmos dam in the Paphos region the latest to be poised to overflow. The latest reports say it is now 98.9 per cent filled to capacity, while island wide nearly 80 per cent of reservoirs, 77.1 to be precise, were filled with water on Monday. Since...
More rain expected despite sunny start Cyprus

More rain expected despite sunny start

March 4th, 20192904 More rain is expected until Tuesday because of an unstable air mass which is affecting the area although the weather looked fine and sunny on Monday morning. Clouds will gather at noon and in the afternoon local rains or even storms are expected. Snow or sleet may fall in the mountains. Meanwhile temperatures are forecast to rise...
Overflowing rivers continue to keep some roads closed (v) Cyprus

Overflowing rivers continue to keep some roads closed (v)

February 28th, 20192163 Sunny intervals will alternate with cloudy and wet weather on Thursday, bringing problems to roads around the island. Temperatures are not likely to exceed 14C in most areas and 3C in the higher mountains. For the evening cold weather is predicted, minus 4C in the higher mountains and a few degrees above zero in the rest of the...
Roads closed in some areas due to heavy rain Cyprus

Roads closed in some areas due to heavy rain

February 27th, 20192775 Due to heavy rain during the night some roads are closed whereas others are dangerous. In the Paphos district, the following are closed due to overflowing rivers and rock slides: Ayios Nicolaos  - Pera Vasa Kelokedaros – Amargetis – Natas Salamiou – Galataria Ayios Nicolaos – Mandria The roads from Ayios...
Cyprus sees fourth heaviest rainy season since 1901 Cyprus

Cyprus sees fourth heaviest rainy season since 1901

February 25th, 20199420 The rainy season 2018-2019 is the fourth heaviest since 1901, with reservoirs expected to continue to fill until the end of April even without additional rainfall. According to met office statistics, a total of 481.5mm of rainfall was recorded in the period October-January, with the highest figure of 197.3mm of rainfall recorded in...
Landslides, overflowing rivers disrupting Paphos roads Cyprus

Landslides, overflowing rivers disrupting Paphos roads

February 21st, 20192937 Overflowing rivers are causing problems on the roads in the Paphos district leaving behind landslides and slippery surfaces. As a result, the police have announced the following roads are closed: Ayios Nikolas-Pera Vasas, Jelefos Bridge, Kelokedaron-Amagetis-Nata, Zipirilli bridge, Salamiou-Galataria, Panayia Sidi bridge, Ayios...
Cabinet approves new insurance system for farmers Cyprus

Cabinet approves new insurance system for farmers

February 20th, 20191563 The creation of a new insurance system for farmers that seeks to offer financial  support to producers of all crops, as well as for sheep and goat farmers was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday. The new insurance system “will cover all crops in view of all threats, and so we are departing from the current state of affairs where...
Troodos roads open but slippery Cyprus

Troodos roads open but slippery

February 17th, 20192096 All roads leading to Troodos are open to traffic but are slippery, police said on Sunday afternoon. Due to rock slides, both lanes of the Paphos to Limassol motorway from the Pissouri to the Avdimou exits remain closed to traffic. Traffic is channelled to the old Paphos to Limassol road. In the Paphos district, the roads from...
Heavy rains making situation on roads difficult (v) Cyprus

Heavy rains making situation on roads difficult (v)

February 16th, 20195504 Police warned drivers to be careful on the roads on Saturday, due to continuing rains that were set to hit some areas of the island, as water inflow to dams continued to be high and approaching record levels of about 50 years. According to authorities, due to mudslides and falling dirt and rocks, the Paphos-Limassol highway would be...
Poor driving conditions due to rain and snow Cyprus

Poor driving conditions due to rain and snow

February 15th, 20193062 Problems with the road network were reported by police due to rain and snowfall on Friday morning. Visibility is limited on the motorway from Kofinou to Larnaca and Nicosia to Limassol near Skarinou due to heavy rainfall which has made the road slippery. Landslides on the Paphos to Limassol highway near the Pissouri exit have...
Early morning hail destroys crops Cyprus

Early morning hail destroys crops

February 14th, 20192741 Hail devastated potatoes, onions and kohlrabi in the Famagusta district early on Thursday, farmers said. While torrential rain fell in the evening, hail fell from 4am until 5.30am on Thursday morning, General-secretary of farmers’ union Panagrotikos Tasos Yiapanis said, calling the result of the weather “a major...
Yellow alert as rains lash the island Cyprus

Yellow alert as rains lash the island

February 14th, 20195491 A yellow weather alert was issued by the Met office on Thursday morning as heavy rain and storms lashed the island, which are expected to last the next 24 hours. The office said problems with flooding are expected there will be limited visibility and slippery roads in some areas. According to the police there have already been...
Lower temperatures and rain expected Cyprus

Lower temperatures and rain expected

February 13th, 20192741 Rainy weather will prevail during the next few days and temperatures are expected to drop. Showers are forecast for Wednesday which will fall as snow on the highest peaks of the mountains. Temperatures inland and on the coast will rise to a maximum of 18C. Similar weather is predicted for Thursday, Friday and Saturday but it will...
Showery, snowy weather to continue, most Troodos roads now open (Updated) Cyprus

Showery, snowy weather to continue, most Troodos roads now open (Updated)

February 10th, 20192409 The roads to Troodos are now open to traffic, police announced around noon on Sunday. However they remain slippery, an announcement said. Earlier they announced that due to snowfall and frost, the roads Prodromos-Troodos, Karvounas-Troodos and Platres-Troodos were only open to 4X4 vehicles and those with snow chains. The road to...
Most roads to Troodos are open but slippery Cyprus

Most roads to Troodos are open but slippery

February 9th, 20191672 Police on Saturday said that most roads in the Troodos area are open to all vehicles but are slippery. The exception is the Prodromos to Troodos road which is open only to vehicles with four-wheel drive or with snow chains. In the Paphos district, the road to the Tzielefos bridge from Ayios Nikolaos to Pera Vasa, the Salamiou -...
Rain and storms to continue through the weekend Cyprus

Rain and storms to continue through the weekend

February 8th, 20193509 A mix of rain, storms and sunny intervals has been forecast for Friday and the weekend, while warmer and mostly sunny weather will return on Monday. Due to recent rainfall the road from Ayios Nicolaos to Pera Vasa, the Kelokedaros – Natas – Salamiou and Salamiou – Galataria roads in the Paphos district are closed. It snowed...
Heavy rain leaves roads slippy Cyprus

Heavy rain leaves roads slippy

February 7th, 20192818 Heavy rain overnight across the island has left roads slippery and dangerous, police warned on Thursday morning. Due to landslides, the Ayios Nicolaos - Mandria road is closed. Drivers should use the Ayios Nicolaos - Arsos - Omodhos road. In the Paphos districet, the Ayios Nicolaos road leading to Pera Vasa is closed, as well as...
Yellow alert issued due to expected storms, water reserves up (Updated) Cyprus

Yellow alert issued due to expected storms, water reserves up (Updated)

February 6th, 20195420 The Met office on Wednesday issued a yellow weather warning because of heavy rain and storms. The alert will remain in effect until 6am on Thursday, after which the situation will be reviewed. Total rainfall may exceed 55 millimetres within 24 hours in some areas. Police on Wednesday warned motorists in the Limassol and Paphos...
More snow expected in the mountains Cyprus

More snow expected in the mountains

January 31st, 20192583 More snow is expected to fall in the mountains on Thursday, while lower regions should expect rain both during the day and in the evening. Stormy weather is also forecast, mainly for the north and west of the island. Temperatures will rise to 18C inland and near the coast and 5C in Troodos. The height of snow on Troodos square in the...
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