Clouds to build Thursday as dust rises Friday; showers and weekend rain forecast

Nicosia, Cyprus. Thursday is forecast to start mainly fine before clouds increase in the afternoon, while fine dust concentrations are expected to rise on Friday.

Thursday conditions

Winds on Thursday will be a northeast gentle to moderate breeze of 3 to 4 Beaufort, and locally a moderate to fresh breeze of 4 to 5 Beaufort, over moderate to rough seas. Temperatures will reach 20C inland, 22C along the coast and 10C in the highest mountains.

Overnight into Friday

Winds will be a northeast gentle to moderate breeze of 3 to 4 Beaufort, over slight to moderate seas. Temperatures will drop to 6C inland, 10C along the coast and 2C in the highest mountains, where frost is expected to form.

Friday outlook

Friday will be cloudy, yielding isolated showers in the afternoon, mainly in the mountains. Fine dust concentrations in the atmosphere will increase on Friday.

Weekend forecast

Rainy weather continues into the weekend, with possible thunderstorms on Sunday. Temperatures will drop on Saturday and remain close to the seasonal average, but will gradually rise again on Sunday.

How will the expected dust and weekend rain affect your plans?