CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
NICOSIA FIR FORECAST
Valid from: 1200 UTC 17/04/2026 Issued at: 1000 UTC 17/04/2026
Valid to: 0000 UTC 18/04/2026 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:
SOUTHWESTERLY JET STREAM OVER THE F.I.R. AND MID TO UPPER LOW JUST WEST OF THE F.I.R.
Nicosia FIR area
Upper winds (deg. true and knots) and temperatures (°C) at:
FL050 N PART 16020 S PART 22030 NW PART PS09 SE PART PS15
FL100 NW PART 17025 SE PART 20045 PS02
FL180 NW PART 19030 SE PART 21065 MS17
FL240 NW PART 19030 SE PART 21075 MS30
FL300 22085 NW PART VRB35 MS42
FL340 23085 NW PART 21040 MS49
FL390 NW PART 22045 MS50 SE PART 23080 MS56

Cloud: FEW TO SCT LOC SCT TO BKN CUAC 2500/20000 W PART MOV E MAINLY SECOND HALF
ISOL, RISK EMBD, CB 2500/30000 W PART MOV E MAINLY SECOND HALF
ISOL CU 5000/2000 MAINLY N AND E PARTS
OCNL EMBD CB 5000/38000 N AND E PARTS
FEW TO SCT LOC AT TIMES BKN AC 8000/22000 MAINLY N AND E PARTS

Height of 0 °C isotherm: FIRST HALF NW PART 10000/11000 SE PART 11500/12500
SECOND HALF NW PART 9000/10000 SE PART 10000/11500

Airframe icing: MOD IN AC. SEV IN CB

Turbulence: MOD IN AC. SEV IN CB
RISK OF MOD TURB FL160/400 MAINLY FIRST HALF

Significant weather: ISOL, RISK EMBD, TS W PART MOV E MAINLY SECOND HALF
OCNL EMBD TS N AND E PARTS

SIGMETs for the Nicosia FIR in force at the time of the issue of the forecast:
LCCC SIGMET T02 VALID 170800/171200 IN FORCE