CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0600 UTC 07/04/2026 Issued at: 0400 UTC 07/04/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 07/04/2026 Issued by: AC
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 JET STREAM SOUTHEAST OF THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER TROUGH AXIS OVER THE F.I.R. MOVING SOUTHEAST
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 29015 PS06
FL100 33015 MS04
FL180 35015 MS21
FL240 02025 FAR SE PART 28030 MS36
FL300 N PART 03025 MS48 FAR SE PART 25060 MS42
FL340 NW PART 36015 MS52 SE PART 25070 MS46
FL390 NW PART 26045 SE PART 24075 MS50

Cloud: FEW TO SCT LOC SCT TO BKN CUAC 2000/18000 MAINLY S AND E PARTS LATER LOC SCT OVER LAND
ISOL CB 2500/26000 MAINLY S AND E PARTS FIRST HALF AND OVER LAND MID PERIOD
LOC OCNL, RISK EMBD, CB 2500/28000 MAINLY S AND E PARTS FIRST HALF

Height of 0 °C isotherm: FIRST HALF 7500/8500
SECOND HALF 8000/9000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
MOD TURB FL160/400 MAINLY S AND E PARTS

Significant weather: ISOL TS MAINLY S AND E PARTS FIRST HALF AND OVER LAND MID PERIOD
LOC OCNL, RISK EMBD, TS MAINLY S AND E PARTS FIRST HALF

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC NR T01 VALID 070130/070530 (EMBD TS)
LCCC NR T02 VALID 070200/070600 (EMBD TS)