Heavy rain forecast over next three weeks
Heavy precipitation is forecast over the next three weeks over the Eastern Mediterranean, the met office said on Thursday citing advice from the Climate Watch Advisory Group of the World ...
Wednesday night set to be coldest this year
Wednesday night is set to be the coldest of the season so far with temperatures set to drop to about six degrees Celsius inland – with heavy storms possibly hitting Cyprus ...
School sports halls in Larnaca ‘leak every time it rains’
Indoor sports facilities at some schools in Larnaca leak every time it rains, despite repairs, officials said Wednesday, impeding the activities of schoolchildren and clubs that use them in the ...
Heavy rain floods roads in Limassol (videos)
Rain fell in various areas on Tuesday with the heaviest seen in Limassol, where roads and fields were flooded.
Earlier, police had warned of hail and fog in the Episkopi ...
Roads to Troodos reopened to all vehicles
The roads leading to Troodos reopened for all vehicles at noon on Thursday, police said, after the snow of the previous day melted.
But police still warned drivers visiting the ...
Troodos roads only for four-wheel driving or snow chains (Update 3)
The fire service responded to more than 15 calls on Wednesday for flooding of buildings in most cases, due to the storms that affected the island.
Torrential rain and snow in ...
Police warning as rains lash highway near Avdimou
Police on Tuesday evening said there is heavy rainfall and strong winds on the Limassol to Paphos motorway near Avdimou.
They urged motorists who plan on using that road to ...
Yellow weather warning issued for storms overnight, Wednesday
A yellow weather warning was issued on Tuesday for heavy rainfall and possible hail overnight and into Wednesday.
The meteorological service said that from 8pm until 5pm on Wednesday isolated, ...
People trapped in cars, Larnaca airport floods as road network hit by rain (updated, video)
The fire services have responded to around 39 calls in Larnaca due to heavy rainfall on Sunday morning.
In a Tweet, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said the calls for help ...
Yellow weather warning issued for strong storms, poor visibility on motorways (updated)
A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met office for strong storms on Sunday.
The warning is in place from 7am to 2pm and covers various parts of ...
Light snow, low temperatures usher in winter (updated)
The first snow fell on the highest mountains of Troodos on Wednesday morning, ushering in the winter season.
Temperatures experienced a sharp drop on the first day of December, reaching ...
Rainfall for November only 44% of usual levels
Only 44 per cent of the average rainfall for November has fallen so far this month, preliminary data published by the met office showed on Thursday.
Between November 1 and 25, rain reached 23.2 ...
West of the island battered by thunderstorms (updated)
Heavy rain caused flooding in Paphos, as thunderstorms battered the west of the island in the morning hours of Thursday.
The weather service warned that intense thunderstorms are battering the ...
Gale force winds closed roads, caused fires (Update 3)
Authorities were on high alert on Wednesday, with the fire service saying they had responded to 28 incidents by early evening, including fires caused by gale force winds, which lasted into ...
Yellow warning issued for high winds on Wednesday
The Met service has issued a warning for gale force winds on Wednesday, which are expected to affect the eastern part of the island.
The warning concerns the hours between 9...
Nouris orders immediate repairs to flood-hit Lympia
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris gave instructions Wednesday for damage caused by rain at the village of Lympia to be immediately repaired and solutions to be found to prevent a repeat ...
Storm warning for Monday night
The weather service has issued a storm warning for later Monday evening until lunchtime Tuesday.
According to the service, the warning concerns the hours between 8pm Monday and 12pm Tuesday.
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Strong rain causes issues at Larnaca airport
Two flights set to land at Larnaca airport on Saturday night were diverted as heavy rain led to poor visibility, while the downpour caused a leak at the airport’s ...
October rainfall only 14 per cent of seasonal levels
Rain this month was only at 14 per cent of the seasonal levels, with most of it recorded in the past couple of days, according to data from the meteorological department ...
Showers expected in some areas on Sunday
Isolated showers are expected across parts of the island on Sunday with storms possible in the west, the north and in the mountains, the met office said.
Temperatures are expected ...
Nicosia hit by strong winds
Several areas in Nicosia briefly went without electricity on Thursday after powerful gusts swept tree branches onto power cables.
A spokesperson for the Electricity Authority said 17 different areas were affected, ...
Temperatures expected to soar back to around 38C
Cyprus looks like it’s heading for an Indian summer with temperatures expected to soar back up to 38C next week, according to the KitasWeather website.
Meteorologist Eric Kitas told ...
Met office issues thunderstorm warning
The met service on Thursday issued a yellow weather alert warning of isolated heavy thunderstorms.
The service urged the public to be careful as isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to ...
Rain and isolated storms expected
Increased cloud coverage in the coming days is expected result in showers and some isolated storms inland and in the mountains, the met office said on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, though ...