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The average precipitation in the first fortnight of January has reached 47 per cent of the seasonal level, the meteorological department said on Wednesday. Citing preliminary data, the department said precipitation ...

Zorbas is one of the 26 names jointly chosen by the met offices of Cyprus, Greece and Israel to be given to storms which occur in the region between this coming ...

The names of potentially dangerous and intense weather phenomena for the period 2024-2025 were announced by the met office on Wednesday. For the period between October 2024-September 2025 the list of ...

With the orange heatwave warning in effect from 11am till 5pm, people in Cyprus are bracing themselves for another scorcher on Friday. Temperatures are expected to peak at 44C inland ...

The Meteorological Service has issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms for Thursday. Initially, isolated thunderstorms are anticipated to impact the western part of the island, extending gradually to cover the ...

The meteorological office issued a yellow warning for isolated thunderstorms expected on Sunday. According to the warning, released on Saturday afternoon, the alert will be in effect from 10am on ...

The head of the north’s met office, Raif Ilker Buran, was sacked on Wednesday after predicting droughts in the coming year. Buran, who had been in post since 2014, said “...

Storm Petros? How about heatwave Maria, or cyclone Cornelius? The met office on Friday released the naming list for upcoming severe weather events over the next year. The list, jointly ...

The met service said storms are expected on Sunday, less than a week before the end of August. Isolated showers or thunderstorms will affect mainly the mountains and eastern half ...

Heavy and medium labour has been suspended in the mountains on Tuesday where an orange weather warning remained in force as temperatures rose to record high levels. The alert has ...

July 2023 broke multiple heat records as the Cleon weather system smothered Cyprus, leading to one of the warmest months with 16 days in a row of over 40oC degrees. The met ...

The met service has issued another yellow weather warning for extreme heat for Thursday. Temperatures will reach around 40C inland and around 32C in the higher mountains. The alert will ...

An orange weather alert was in force on Sunday for extreme heat, as temperature reaches 44C. The warning for extreme high temperature is valid from 12 to 6pm, the met service ...

Two people were hospitalised with heat stroke at Limassol General Hospital on Friday. Cybc reported that one individual affected has been intubated in the Intensive Care Unit. According to an ...

The electricity authority postponed a scheduled power cut in Larnaca due to the heatwave gripping the island as the met service issued another orange alert for extremely high temperatures on ...

The high dust levels affecting Cyprus over the weekend are set to decrease in the days to come, Met office director Kleanthis Nicolaides said on Monday. Speaking to the Alpha ...

Average temperatures recorded in January were unusually high, both in terms of daily maximum and minimum in comparison to previous years, the meteorological service said on Monday. The average daily ...

The meteorological service issued a new yellow warning for rain and thunderstorms for Monday night. The warning is in force from 6pm to 6am on Tuesday. Rainfall is likely to ...

While the rest of Europe has been experiencing unprecedented temperatures this year, some reaching record levels, Cyprus’ summer 2022 is nothing out of the ordinary and the island has not seen ...

An extreme high temperature warning is in force on Wednesday, as Cyprus braces for above average temperatures over the next few days. The yellow alert, the first for high temperatures ...

The met office has issued a yellow alert for Tuesday afternoon and evening warning of heavy rain and very strong winds. The alert is in force from 1.00 pm to 9.00 pm. “...

The met service issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms on Tuesday, saying that outdoor activities might be disrupted. The warning concerns isolated thunderstorms and is in force until 5pm, ...

Starting Friday, the weather services of Cyprus, Greece, and Israel will start naming extreme weather systems affecting the eastern Mediterranean region between October 2021 and September 2022. The list of names selected ...

Russian companies have been approaching the government trying to promote their cloud seeding systems to increase the chances of rain, it emerged on Friday. This piece of information was given ...