News and articles about the weather and weather related issues in Cyprus.
August 3rd, 2010
As record-breaking heat continued to grip the island yesterday, thousands sought relief indoors with the air-conditioning on high, spiking record demand for electricity.
Streets in Nicosia early yesterday afternoon were deserted with the few people on Ledra Street outside only out of necessity.
“It is unbearable, I only came out because I had to and the heat makes me feel sleepy,” said one passerby.
Sunday’s temperature - 45.6 degrees Celsius — was the highest recorded since the beginning of last century, the second highest was 44.4 degrees Celsius, recorded in Nicosia on August 8, 1956. Read the rest of this entry »
July 31st, 2010
The MET services have recorded alarming levels of humidity to add to the scorching temperatures, and are warning of further rises in the coming days.
Yesterday, humidity levels reached 98 per cent in Larnaca, 91 per cent in Akrotiri, 87 per cent in Nicosia and 86 per cent in Paphos.
Overall, it seems that this will encourage extremely high temperatures over the next few days. Read the rest of this entry »
February 27th, 2010
Torrential rains relentlessly battered the island yesterday, with a reported 80 calls to emergency services and traffic jams congesting the motorways and the streets of the capital.
The main problems were reported in the Famagusta, Larnaca and Nicosia districts, with homeowners and motorists calling for help to deal with the effects of the relentless rain, including basement flooding and rescues from stranded cars. Read the rest of this entry »
February 9th, 2010
Nearly 11 million cubic metres of water have flowed into dams in Cyprus since the beginning of February raising the water reserves to 51%.
Water reserves during February 2009 were only at 12% capacity. Read the rest of this entry »
February 4th, 2010
High winds caused chaos in Nicosia Wednesday.
Gusts of up to 7 beaufort felled trees and damaged cars.
The winds were accompanied by temperatures as low as 9 centigrade with the mercury expected to fall even lower over the next couple of days.
Source: Cyprus Weekly