CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1200 UTC 25/02/2026 Issued at: 1000 UTC 25/02/2026
Valid to: 0000 UTC 26/02/2026 Issued by: PL
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:
UPPER TROUGH AXIS JUST WEST OF THE FIR AND AN ASSOCIATED WESTERLY JET-STREAM COMPONENT JUST NORTH OF THE FIR MOVING SOUTHWARDS
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 27025 PS04
FL100 27035 MS05
FL180 26060 MS19
FL240 N PART 27075 S PART 27055 MS34
FL300 N PART 27085 S PART 27065 MS47
FL340 27080 MS52
FL390 27080 MS51

Cloud: ISOL RISK EMBD CB 3000/22000 NE PART MAINLY SECOND HALF
FEW LOC SCT N PART LOC SCT TO BKN LATER NE PART BKN CUAC 4000/16000 ISOL TOPS 18000/20000

Height of 0 °C isotherm: 7000/8500 LATER 5000/7500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
SEV ICING TOP FL180 FAR NE PART

Turbulence: MOD IN CUAC. SEV IN CB
MOD TURB BTN FL160/380 N ON N3530

Significant weather: ISOL RISK EMBD TS NE PART MAINLY SECOND HALF

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