A low pressure system with the name “Alexandros”, that now impacts Greece, is slowly moving towards east and the Cyprus Department of Meteorology has issued a yellow warning for severe storms that is valid from 2200 on Saturday until 2000 on Sunday.
It says that isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to affect initially the north, the west and the south coastal areas and gradually the rest of the island.
Precipitation rates are expected to exceed the range of 35 millimeters per hour. In storm, hail is expected while surface wind is expected to be variable strengthening.
Tonight, it will be mainly cloudy with local rain and isolated thunderstorms, initially on the north and west coasts and gradually in other areas. Hail is also expected to fall in a storm. Temperature will drop to around 12 degrees Celcius inland, 15 C on the south and east coasts, 18 C on the west and north coasts and around 8 C in the higher mountains.