CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0600 UTC 21/02/2026 Issued at: 0400 UTC 21/02/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 21/02/2026 Issued by: AH
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:
SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY JET STREAM SOUTH OF THE FIR
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 24025 PS06
FL100 23035 MS02
FL180 23070 NW AND SE EDGES 22045 MS15 NW PART MS22
FL240 NW PART 23080 SE PART 24055 MS31
FL300 250100 SE PART 25070 MS41
FL340 250110 E EDGE 25085 MS47
FL390 250115 MS50

Cloud: FEW LOC SCT LATER LOC SCT TO BKN CUAC 2500/18000 NW PART
RISK OF ISOL CB 3000/22000 FAR NW PART

Height of 0 °C isotherm: NW PART 7500/10000 SE PART 10000/12000 GRADUALLY 7000/9000 FAR SE PART 9000/10500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN ANY CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC
SEV IN ANY CB
MOD FL180/340 NW PART MAINLY FIRST HALF

Significant weather: RISK OF ISOL TS FAR NW PART

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