Cyprus Weather Update: Light rains with strong winds expected for late Thursday night

Thursday will be mainly fine as cloud late in the afternoon may lead to local, light showers.

Temperatures will edge up to a little above average for the time of year but there will be a marked drop in temperature to below the seasonal average on Friday.

Temperatures of 15 C inland and on the coast and around 4 C in the higher mountains were frost is expected locally.

At night, temperatures will fall to 5 C inland, 7 C on the coast and -3 C in the higher mountains. Frost is expected locally in the mountain and semi-mountain areas.

Also at night, the weather will be cloudy at intervals with local rain or thunderstorms and snowfall in the mountains. Late at night, the northerly winds are expected to become strong, and in places very strong.

Friday and Saturday will be mainly fine wheareas from midday on Friday, the northerly winds will ease.

Temperatures will rise again on Saturday, returning to the seasonal average.