Nicosia: Weak high pressure is influencing the weather conditions in the sea area of Cyprus, as reported by the Cyprus Department of Meteorology. Tonight, the weather is expected to be mainly fine, although there will be instances of increased cloud coverage in certain areas. Tomorrow, similar conditions will persist with locally increased cloudiness, and isolated showers anticipated over the western and northern regions of the island.
According to Cyprus News Agency, the atmospheric pressure at the time of the forecast issuance was measured at 1023 hPa. Overall visibility is expected to remain good, and the sea surface temperature is noted to be 19°C. No weather warnings have been issued for the forecast period.
The wind conditions are expected to vary slightly across the different coasts of Cyprus. On the west coast, winds will initially be from the northeast at force 3, shifting gradually to southeast and southwest by morning, and then to southwest and northwest in the afternoon, maintaining a force of 3 with occasional local increases to 4. The sea state is predicted to be smooth to slight throughout.
Similarly, the south coast will experience northwest to northeast winds during the night, moving to southeast and southwest by morning. By afternoon, winds will shift to southwest and west, with the state of the sea remaining smooth to slight.
The east coast will begin with west to northwest winds at night, transitioning to variable by morning, and finally changing to south and southwest winds in the afternoon, with occasional forces reaching 4. The sea conditions are expected to stay smooth to slight.
On the north coast, the winds are forecasted to start from the southeast to southwest at force 3 during the night, increasing locally to force 4 by morning, and shifting to southwest and northwest in the afternoon. The sea state will continue to be smooth to slight for this area as well.