CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 0600 UTC 22/01/2026 Issued at: 0400 UTC 22/01/2026
Valid to: 1800 UTC 22/01/2026 Issued by: IC
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 OVER THE SOUTH PART OF THE FIR
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 22030 PS05
FL100 23045 MS03
FL180 23055 SE PART 23035 MS18
FL240 23075 SE PART 23055 MS30
FL300 24095 FAR SE PART 240115 MS44
FL340 240125 SE PART 240105 MS53
FL390 250150 NE PART 240130 MS61

Cloud: OCNL CB 4000/29000 OVER THE FAR NW PART MOV E/SE
SCT TO BKN LOC BKN CUACAS 4000/16000 ISOL TOPS 19000 MOV E

Height of 0 °C isotherm: 7500/9500 FAR NE PART 3500/6500

Airframe icing: MOD IN CLOUD
SEV IN CB
SEV ICE BTN FL080/200

Turbulence: MOD IN ACAS SEV IN CB
MOD OCNL SEV TURB BTN FL160/400

Significant weather: OCNL TS OVER THE FAR NW PART MOV E/SE

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET I01 FM 220115 TL 220515
LCCC SIGMET U01 FM 220300 TL 220700