CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0000 UTC 29/08/2026 Issued at: 2200 UTC 28/08/2026
Valid to: 1200 UTC 29/08/2026 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:
NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY JET-STREAM OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER LOW JUST NORTH OF THE F.I.R. MOVING SOUTH
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 VRB20 PS18
FL100 VRB25 FAR N PART PS05 FAR SW PART PS11
FL180 W PART 32055 E PART 25040 FAR N PART MS12 FAR S PART MS06
FL240 NW PART 32085 SE PART 28050 NE PART MS25 SW PART MS19
FL300 NW PART 33095 SE PART 28080 NE EDGE 24035 MS35
FL340 NW PART 33095 SE PART 29070 NE EDGE 24035 MS43
FL390 W PART 32085 MS52 SE PART 28055 NE EDGE 24040 MS46

Cloud: LOC FEW TO SCT GRADUALLY FEW TO SCT LOC BKN CUAC 2500/21000 MAINLY N AND E PARTS
ISOL CB 3000/37000 MAINLY N AND E PARTS
GRADUALLY OCNL EMBD CB 3000/37000 MAINLY NE PART

Height of 0 °C isotherm: NE PART 12500/14000 SW PART 13500/16000
SECOND HALF NE PART 12000/13000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
RISK OF MOD TURB BTN FL200/400 MAINLY W PART

Significant weather: ISOL TS MAINLY N AND E PARTS
GRADUALLY OCNL EMBD TS MAINLY NE PART

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