Hail and rain expected to hit Sunday afternoon
After a sunny start, the weather is expected to change on Sunday afternoon with isolated rain showers and storms affecting all areas of the island....
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Yellow weather alert for Tuesday night
A yellow weather alert has been issued from 10pm on Tuesday until 3pm on Wednesday by the meteorological service. The alert was issued due to...
Rain, storms and sand on the way
Rains and storms are expected to hit the island this week with a new weather front entering the area. Specifically, from the early hours of...
Met issues yellow thunderstorm warning (Updated)
A power cut in Moni due to the stormy weather is affecting the area, spokeswoman at the electricity authority Christian Papadopoulou said on Friday. According...
Rain, dust and thunderstorms expected as unsettled weather hits
With a low pressure system in the area rain is expected on Thursday and Friday, while dust levels will remain higher than normal. On Thursday...
New warning over high dust levels
Authorities on Wednesday warned the public to take precautions as high concentrations of dust have been detected in the atmosphere. The public, particularly vulnerable groups...
Rains to return for the weekend
With a low pressure system in the area, rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected to return on Friday and during the weekend, the met office...
Mayors issue flooding SOS, plan to seek state help on Friday
NINE mayors from the greater Nicosia area on Thursday called for drastic action to protect their districts from flooding after bad weather caused numerous problems...
Education ministry defends parade cancellations due to bad weather
The education ministry has been criticised for cancelling some of the October 28 Ochi Day parades due to expected bad weather even though most went...
Civil defence launching nationwide campaign on flood-risk management
The civil defence department is launching a nationwide campaign to inform local authorities, public services, the general public and other stakeholders on flood-risk management, utilising...
‘The streets have got flooded for the past three years,’ say Nicosia shop owners (Video)
By Jonathan Shkurko and Gina Agapiou The heavy rains that flooded streets and shops in Nicosia’s old town on Sunday afternoon have left many shop...
Man struck by lightning still in critical condition
The 20-year-old hunter from Limassol who was hit by lightning on Sunday has been transferred to the Nicosia general hospital from Limassol due to the...
Some school parades cancelled, as Cyprus braces for more storms (Update 2, video)
Bad weather cancelled school parades to mark Ochi Day in Larnaca and Nicosia on Monday as the Met Office issued another yellow thunderstorm warning following...
Storm hits Nicosia, 180 calls for help, man critical in Limassol after hit by lightning (Update 3)
A strong thunderstorm came from the east of the island and hit Nicosia hard on Sunday afternoon trapping people in cars, flooding basements and shops,...
Limassol mayor defends actions after flooding chaos
By Peter Michael and Annette Chrysostomou Mayor of Limassol, Nicos Nicolaides fired back on Friday at criticism that the municipality was absent after heavy rain...
Limassol hardest hit as rain and storms continue (Update 3) (video)
Limassol was hardest hit by stormy and rainy weather on Thursday, though other districts also suffered. While the biggest problems in the Limassol district were...
Authorities ready for extreme weather damage (Update 3)
Authorities said they are on standby to address emergencies after warning of the extreme weather conditions which are expected to continue for the next few...
Unsettled weather to clear up by weekend (Updated)
Hailstorms, heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected on Thursday and Friday, while temperatures are going to drop by 4C on Thursday, reaching just 22C. According...
EAC crews working to restore power after lightning causes black outs
Crews of the electricity authority (EAC) are working to restore damage caused by lightning and the extreme weather conditions that mainly affected west of Limassol...
Met office issues orange storm warning for Tuesday (Update 1)
Heavy rains are affecting Limassol and Paphos, and visibility on the Larnaca to Limassol motorway is severely limited between Kalavasos and Kofinou, Kitas weather portal...
