CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0600 UTC 04/05/2026 Issued at: 0400 UTC 04/05/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 04/05/2026 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:
WESTERLY JET STREAM CROSSES THE SOUTH PART OF THE FIR
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 N PART 30015 S PART 28040 PS04
FL100 N PART 32015 S PART 28045 MS04
FL180 N PART 32030 S PART 28060 MS21
FL240 N PART 30045 MS36 S PART 26090 MS29
FL300 N PART 29040 S PART 260110 MS43
FL340 N PART 28040 S PART 260100 MS48
FL390 N PART 26045 S PART 26090 MS50

Cloud: OCNL RISK OF EMBD CB 2000/26000 NE PART FIRST HALF
ISOL RISK OF EMBD CB 2000/28000 MAINLY E PART
FEW TO SCT N PART BKN CUSCAC 2000/20000

Height of 0 °C isotherm: N PART 6050 S PART 8500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CU AND AC. SEV IN CB
RISK OF SEV BTN FL070/170 NE PART FIRST HALF

Turbulence: MOD IN CU AND AC. SEV IN CB
MOD BTN FL160/400 E PART

Significant weather: OCNL RISK OF EMBD TS MAINLY NE PART FIRST HALF AND ISOL RISK OF EMBD TS MAINLY E PART

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET T01 VALID 040130/040530
LCCC SIGMET I01 VALID 040200/040600