Nicosia: Cyprus is currently experiencing a period of seasonal low pressure, which is impacting the overall weather conditions across the island.
According to Cyprus News Agency, the Cyprus Department of Meteorology has forecast mainly fine weather, although locals should be prepared for increased low cloud coverage during the night and early morning, bringing with it the risk of mist and fog patches.
Visibility is expected to be generally good; however, it may reduce to moderate or poor in areas affected by mist, and very poor in zones where fog is present. The current atmospheric pressure at the time of the forecast's issuance is recorded at 1009hPa. Meanwhile, the sea surface temperature is measured at 27°C, and no weather warnings have been issued for the period.
The forecast details specific wind and sea conditions for different coastal regions of Cyprus. On the west coast, afternoon winds will range from southwest to northwest at force 3 to 4, locally increasing to 4 to 5, resulting in a slight state of the sea. Overnight, winds are expected to shift gradually from southwest to northeast at force 3, with the sea transitioning from slight to smooth. By morning, winds will be variable at force 3, eventually turning southwest to west, maintaining a smooth to slight sea state.
Similar conditions are forecasted for the south coast, with afternoon winds from southwest to west at force 4 to 5, occasionally reaching force 5 locally, and a slight sea state. Overnight, the winds will vary from southwest to northwest at force 3 to 4, shifting to variable force 3, again changing the sea state from slight to smooth. The morning will see variable winds at force 3, soon turning southeast to southwest at force 3 to 4, with the sea remaining smooth to slight.
On the east coast, afternoon winds will blow from south to southwest at force 4, occasionally reaching force 4 to 5, with the sea described as smooth to slight, sometimes slight. Through the night, conditions will calm with southwest winds at force 3 to 4, gradually turning to southwest to northwest at force 3, maintaining the smooth to slight sea state. Morning conditions will bring variable winds at force 3, eventually shifting to southeast to southwest, with the sea remaining smooth to slight.
The north coast will experience southwest to northwest winds at force 4 in the afternoon, sometimes locally reaching force 4 to 5, with a slight sea state. Overnight, winds will vary from southeast to southwest at force 3, locally starting from southwest to west at force 3 to 4, transitioning the sea from slight to smooth. Morning conditions will entail southeast to southwest winds at force 3, gradually turning southwest to northwest at force 3 to 4, maintaining a smooth to slight sea state.