CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1200 UTC 11/01/2026 Issued at: 1000 UTC 11/01/2026
Valid to: 0000 UTC 12/01/2026 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:
WESTERLY JET-STREAM JUST SOUTH OF THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER TROUGH AXIS NORTHWEST OF THE F.I.R. MOVING SOUTHEAST
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 22035 NW PART 25035 PS03
FL100 24045 MS06
FL180 W PART 24075 E PART 24055 NW PART MS23 SE PART MS17
FL240 W PART 250100 E PART 25080 MS33
FL300 260110 FAR E PART 26090 MS46
FL340 260115 MS54
FL390 260120 FAR NW AND FAR NE PART 260100 MS58

Cloud: FEW TO SCT LOC OVER N AND W PARTS SCT TO BKN SOON SCT TO BKN AT TIMES BKN CUAC 2500/18000
ISOL CB 2500/25000 N PART FIRST HALF
VERY SOON ISOL EMBD CB 2500/27000 W PART MOV E

Height of 0 °C isotherm: 7000/9000
SECOND HALF NW PART 6000/7000

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
MOD TURB BTN FL160/400

Significant weather: ISOL TS N PART FIRST HALF
VERY SOON ISOL EMBD TS W PART MOV E

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