CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0000 UTC 02/04/2026 Issued at: 2200 UTC 01/04/2026
Valid to: 1200 UTC 02/04/2026 Issued by: PM
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 JUST SOUTH OF THE FIR.
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 N PART 17030 PS09 S PART 23040 PS17
FL100 23045 PS03
FL180 N PART 23040 S PART 24070 MS12
FL240 N PART 24065 S PART 24085 MS25
FL300 N PART 24070 S PART 240110 MS39
FL340 N PART 24075 S PART 240110 MS44
FL390 N PART 24085 S PART 250110 MS50

Cloud: OCNL EMBD CB 2000/30000 FIRST HALF NW PART SECOND HALF SE PART
ISOL EMBD CB 2000/30000 FIRST HALF ENTIRE FIR SECOND HALF E PART
SCT LOC BKN CUSCAC 2000/22000

Height of 0 °C isotherm: NW PART 10000 SE PART 12000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CU AND AC. SEV IN CB
SEV BTN FL100/240 FIRST HALF ENTIRE FIR SECOND HALF E PART

Turbulence: MOD IN CU AND AC. SEV IN CB
MOD BTN FL160/400
SEV BTN FL180/400 E PART MOVING E

Significant weather: ISOL LOCALLY OCNL EMBD TS GRADUALLY MOV E

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET I06 VALID 012000/012359
LCCC SIGMET U05 VALID 012000/012359