Roads to Troodos remain open only for four-wheel drive vehicles and those equipped with snow chains, the police announced on Friday, as Cyprus was due to be affected by cold weather and isolated showers.

Police urged drivers to be cautious as the weather conditions would be constantly changing.

Meanwhile, the met office said that the weather would be mostly cloudy and that temperatures would rise to 13C inland during the day, 14 on the coast, and zero degrees in the mountains.

The met service also said that there would be isolated storms and snowfall in areas.

On Friday night, the met office said that temperatures are expected to fall to 4 degrees inland, 8 on the coast, and -2 in the mountains.