Rain and hail bring brief relief to parts of Cyprus amid heat warning
Rain and hail affected mountainous areas of Cyprus on Thursday afternoon while a yellow warning for extremely high temperatures remained in force.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Rain, at times accompanied by hail, fell in mountainous and other areas of Cyprus on Thursday afternoon, providing a brief break from late-August heat.
A yellow warning for extremely high temperatures remained in force from 1pm to 4pm, with inland temperatures expected to reach about 40 degrees Celsius.
Rainfall in mountainous areas
Torrential rain accompanied by hail was recorded in Foini. Rain also fell in Platres and was observed at the dam in Pera Pedi.
Heat warning remains active
The rainfall occurred as the Department of Meteorology’s yellow warning for high temperatures remained in effect.
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