More snow and low temperatures are expected for the coming week, with temperatures not going above zero in Troodos on Sunday, the met office said on Friday.
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Due to adverse weather conditions in recent days, police on Friday advised the public to check the official police website for road closures prior to heading up the mountains.
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The met office issued a yellow warning for extremely low temperatures on Wednesday afternoon, which are expected to fall to -9C overnight in Troodos.
The warning is valid from 10...
Several roads were closed on Wednesday morning as snow fell in the mountainous areas of the island, including villages in the Nicosia district.
Apart from the roads leading to Troodos, ...
Police said on Sunday that there was heavy traffic on the Karvounas-Troodos-Platres road and urged motorists to drive cautiously and to comply with traffic signals and police instructions.
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Some roads in the higher mountainous areas are only open to vehicles with four-wheel drive or snow chains, police said on Saturday.
Due to snow, the roads between Platres, Troodos ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Temperatures are set to drop sharply on Saturday, with snow expected to fall in the higher mountains but they will increase by Monday, the met office announced.
On Friday, temperatures ...
Police said Friday the following mountain roads were open only to vehicles with four wheel drive or chains due to snow:
Kakopetria – Pinewood – Pedoulas; Pedoulas – Prodromos; Prodromos – Lemythou; Prodromos – Platres.
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With snow and ice on the roads in the higher mountains, police on Wednesday morning warned the roads leading to Troodos from Platres, Karvounas and Prodromos, were open only to ...
Police on Thursday warned drivers to be careful, drive at low speed and keep a distance from other vehicles in the mountains due to snow and ice on the roads.
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A number of schools in the mountains were closed on Wednesday because of the cold weather, the education ministry said.
The affected schools are Lemythou, Agros and Omodhos high schools ...
Temperatures are set to plummet in the next few days, the meteorological service said on Tuesday.
Cyprus is in the midst of a milder version of snowstorm Medea which has ...
Police on Saturday stepped up checks in a bid to precent people from reaching Troodos after access to nature paths was banned due to overcrowding in the area.
The health ...
Police on Thursday night closed all major roads in the Troodos mountain range as they were deemed unsafe for travel due to heavy snowfall.
The Platres-Troodos, Karvounas-Troodos, and Prodromou-Troodos roads ...
Cold weather with rain, isolated storms and snow in the higher mountains has been forecast by the met office for Thursday and Friday.
Temperatures will rise to 15C inland and ...
To ease the public’s visits to the mountains and after photos showed hordes of people visiting the snow on Saturday, the police announced on Sunday they will be controlling ...
The roads leading to Troodos are open only for vehicles with snow chains or four-wheel drives due to frost, while more snow is expected to fall during the day.
Roads ...
Extreme weather conditions led to power cuts in different areas in Limassol and rockslides on two different roads, authorities said on Saturday.
According to the electricity authority’s website, 12 areas ...