CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0600 UTC 29/01/2026 Issued at: 0400 UTC 29/01/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 29/01/2026 Issued by: AK
This is an area forecast and the information is not intended to apply to any particular station or route.
All heights are in feet AMSL.
Special features of the meteorological situation:
WESTERLY JET-STREAM OVER SOUTHWEST PART OF THE F.I.R.
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 22020 PS05
FL100 W PART 24035 E PART 27025 MS03
FL180 27050 MS18
FL240 27060 NE EDGE 27040 MS31
FL300 27075 NE EDGE 28055 MS47
FL340 SW PART 28090 NE PART 27070 MS57
FL390 27080 NE EDGE 27060 MS57

Cloud: FEW LOC SCT TO BKN CU 2500/14000, CONFINED MAINLY OVER N PART DURING SECOND HALF. ISOL TOPS MAY REACH UP TO 19000
RISK OF ISOL CB 3000/24000, CONFINED MAINLY OVER N PART DURING SECOND HALF
SCT TO BKN LOC BKN, FIRST HALF LOC FEW TO SCT, AC 8000/20000

Height of 0 °C isotherm: FIRST HALF NE PART 7000/9500 SW PART 8000/10500
SECOND HALF NE PART 8000/9500 SW PART 9000/10500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN ANY CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN ANY CB
MOD TURB BTN FL160/400

Significant weather: RISK OF ISOL TS, CONFINED MAINLY OVER N PART DURING SECOND HALF

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
NIL