CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
Valid from: 1800 UTC 12/01/2026 Issued at: 1600 UTC 12/01/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 13/01/2026 Issued by: PL
T.O.O. 12 1600 U.T.C. MONTH JANUARY 2026
Weather forecast
Part 1: WARNING NR: 03 VALID FROM: 1800 UTC 12/01/2026 TO: 0600 UTC 13/01/2026

BAROMETRIC LOW 1005HPA CENTERED OVER TAURUS MOVING EASTWARDS AND IN COMBINATION WITH A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER 1028HPA OVER TUNISIA THAT IS MOVING EASTWARDS STRENGTHENING IS CAUSING OVER:

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO: WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY SOON NORTHWESTERLY NEAR GALE TO GALE LOCALLY GALE SOON FAR NORTH PART GALE WINDS FORCE 7 TO 8 LOCALLY 8 SOON FAR NORTH PART 8 BEAUFORT. THE STATE OF SEA WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY EAST PART UP TO HIGH.

DELTA : WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY NEAR GALE VERY SOON NEAR GALE TO GALE LOCALLY GALE WINDS FORCE 7 VERY SOON 7 TO 8 LOCALLY 8. THE STATE OF SEA WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH TO HIGH.

CRUSADE: SOON SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY NEAR GALE TO GALE AND LOCALLY GALE WINDS FORCE 7 TO 8 LOCALLY 8 BEAUFORT. THE STATE OF SEA WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

WEST TAURUS: SOON LOCALLY NORTHERLY NEAR GALE TO GALE WINDS FORCE 7 TO 8 BEAUFORT. THE STATE OF SEA WILL BE LOCALLY ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.
Part 2: SYNOPSIS OF SURFACE WEATHER CHART 1200 U.T.C.
AS ABOVE
Part 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 12 1800 TO 13 1800 U.T.C.
WIND IN BEAUFORT SCALE
Southeast Kritiko
LOCAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER SOON ISOLATED SHOWERS
WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 LOCALLY 7 TO 8 SOON 7 TO 8 LOCALLY 8 LATER SOUTHWEST PART 5 TO 6
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH TO HIGH LATER SOON SOUTHWEST PART MODERATE TO HIGH
MODERATE TO POOR IN PRECIPITATION
Delta
LOCAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BY END OF PERIOD ISOLATED SHOWERS
WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 LOCALLY 7 VERY SOON 7 TO 8 LOCALLY 8 FAR NORTHEAST PART 6 BY END OF PERIOD NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 LOCALLY 7
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH TO HIGH
MODERATE TO POOR IN PRECIPITATION
Crusade
LOCAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 7 SOON 7 TO 8
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FAR NORTH PART MODERATE
MODERATE TO POOR IN PRECIPITATION
Taurus
LOCAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BY END OF PERIOD ISOLATED SHOWERS
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 5 SOUTH PART 7 SOON NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 LOCALLY 6 WEST PART LOCALLY 7 TO 8
MODERATE SOUTH PART MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY ROUGH SOON WEST PART ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
MODERATE TO POOR IN PRECIPITATION