The Meteorological Service has issued a yellow warning for heavy downpours expected to affect the island. The warning will be in effect from 12:00 p.m. through 6:00 p.m. today, Wednesday.
According to the Meteorological Service, isolated severe thunderstorms are expected to affect areas in the north, the mountains, and the interior. Hail is expected during the thunderstorms, while winds will shift and intensify. Rainfall intensity is expected to exceed 35 millimeters per hour in some areas.
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Detailed weather forecast
A low-pressure system is beginning to affect the region.
Initially today, the weather will be partly cloudy, while isolated showers are expected in coastal areas, and isolated thunderstorms cannot be ruled out in the southwestern part of the island. Gradually, the weather will become mostly cloudy, and especially after noon, local showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected, particularly in the mountains, the interior, and the north, though such phenomena cannot be ruled out in eastern areas as well. Hail is likely to occur during thunderstorms. Winds will be mainly southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort, and will gradually become moderate to strong along the coast, 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea will be generally slightly rough. Temperatures will reach around 30 degrees inland, around 28 along the coast, and around 18 degrees in the higher mountainous areas.
Tonight, the weather will remain mostly cloudy, while isolated showers are expected along the coast, and isolated thunderstorms cannot be ruled out, mainly in the west and north. Winds will blow mainly from the southwest to the northwest, light and occasionally moderate along the coast, reaching 3 to 4 on the Beaufort scale. The sea will initially be slightly choppy, but will gradually become temporarily calm to slightly choppy. Temperatures will drop to around 19 degrees inland and along the coast, and to around 8 degrees in the higher mountainous areas.
On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the weather will be mostly cloudy, while in the morning hours along the coast there will be isolated showers or even thunderstorms. Gradually, and especially after noon, these conditions will become more widespread and intense, with local showers and isolated thunderstorms expected. Hail is expected during thunderstorms. On Friday, the weather conditions may be intense or even prolonged.
Temperatures will gradually drop through Friday and remain largely unchanged on Saturday, remaining below seasonal averages.
