Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras has rejected criticism after the town’s streets flooded following a sudden downpour yesterday, insisting that crews were out from the first moment and that problems had been minimised. ...read more
The Met Office has issued an extreme high temperature warning for Friday saying that the maximum temperature inland is expected to reach around 40 C. ...read more
The Forestry Department is on red alert amid increased risk of forest fires because of soaring temperatures. ...read more
The heat wave is expected to continue, with temperatures forecast to rise even further on Thursday, the director of the Met Office Kleanthis Nicolaides told CyBC radio on Wednesday morning. ...read more
The Labour Inspection Department on Monday issued a warning to employers and the self-employed that high temperatures and humidity may lead to a very serious heat wave today and/or in the next few days in the interior and on the coast. ...read more
Weak low pressure and an unstable air mass are continuing to affect the area bringing more thunderstorms and scattered showers in the afternoons over the next few days. ...read more
The meteorology office issued a yellow warning for Thursday predicting local heavy thunderstorms. ...read more
Temperatures remain above average as a heat wave continues on Friday, with temperatures forecast to hit 40 C for the third consecutive day and dust in the atmosphere. ...read more
The met office has issued an extreme high temperature warning for Wednesday when the maximum temperature is expected to reach around 40 C inland. ...read more
A warm air mass — which has led authorities to issue two extreme high temperature warnings in as many days — will gradually recede over the weekend, while dust will clear tomorrow, the met office said in its early morning bulletin. ...read more