CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
Valid from: 0600 UTC 22/01/2026 Issued at: 0500 UTC 22/01/2026
Valid to: 0600 UTC 23/01/2026 Issued by: IC
T.O.O. 22 0500 U.T.C. MONTH JANUARY 2026
Weather forecast
Part 1: WARNING NR: 07 VALID FROM: 220600 UTC VALID TO: 221800 UTC
THE COMBINATION OF A BAROMETRIC LOW 999HPA OVER MALTA AND A HIGH PRESSURE 1035HPA CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST IRAN IS CAUSING OVER:
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO: INITIALLY OVER THE FAR NORTH PART EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY NEAR GALE TO GALE WINDS FORCE 7 TO 8 BEAUFORT. THE STATE OF SEA WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.
NORTH DELTA : INITIALLY EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY NEAR GALE TO GALE WINDS FORCE 7 TO 8 BEAUFORT. THE STATE OF SEA WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.
TAURUS: EASTERLY NEAR GALE TO GALE WINDS FORCE 7 TO 8 BEAUFORT AND EAST PART LOCALLY GALE WINDS FORCE 8 BEAUFORT. THE STATE OF SEA WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH AND EAST PART LOCALLY VERY ROUGH TO HIGH.
Part 2: SYNOPSIS OF SURFACE WEATHER CHART 0000 U.T.C.
AS ABOVE
Part 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 22 0600 TO 23 0600 U.T.C.
WIND IN BEAUFORT SCALE
Southeast Kritiko
ISOLATED SHOWERS AT TIMES MAINLY NORTH PART. DUST IN SUSPENSION.
CYCLONIC 4 TO 5 FAR NORTH PART SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 LATER SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4 TO 5 OCCASIONALLY SOUTHWEST PART 5
MODERATE TO ROUGH FAR NORTH PART ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SOON MODERATE NORTH PART MODERATE TO ROUGH FAR SOUTHEAST PART SLIGHT TO MODERATE BY END OF PERIOD MODERATE TO ROUGH
RISK MODERATE IN SHOWERS
Delta
LOCAL SHOWERS SOON NORTH PART ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER SOON ISOLATED SHOWERS NORTH PART
EAST TO SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 SOUTH PART SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4 TO 5 LOCALLY 6 LATER SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 6 SOUTHWEST PART WEST 4 BY END OF PERIOD SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 4 LOCALLY 5
MODERATE TO ROUGH INITIALLY FAR NORTH PART ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SOUTH PART SLIGHT TO MODERATE LOCALLY MODERATE
MODERATE TO POOR IN PRECIPITATION
Crusade
LOCAL SHOWERS AND LATER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH PART
NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 LOCALLY NORTH PART AND SOUTHEAST PART 7 LATER EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 LOCALLY 5 TO 6 FAR NORTH PART LOCALLY 7 BY END OF PERIOD CYCLONIC 4 TO 5 LOCALLY 5 TO 6
MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY FAR NORTH PART ROUGH BY END OF PERIOD SLIGHT TO MODERATE LOCALLY MODERATE
MODERATE TO POOR IN PRECIPITATION
Taurus
LOCAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
NORTHEAST TO EAST 6 TO 7 AT TIMES LOCALLY 7 TO 8 EAST PART 7 TO 8 LOCALLY 8 LATER SOON 7 TO 8 BY END OF PERIOD 5 TO 6 LOCALLY 6 TO 7
MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY ROUGH WEST PART ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH TO HIGH LATER SOON MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY ROUGH ABATING
MODERATE TO POOR IN PRECIPITATION