Cyprus Weather Alert: Temperatures to plunge to -1 on Sunday evening

The Cyprus Met Office has issued an orange alert, warning of extreme low temperatures tonight. The warning comes on the back of a yellow alert issued last night.

The minimum temperature is expected to fall to around -10 C over the highest Troodos peaks, it said.

And it added:

Be prepared that low temperatures are expected. This will lead to health risks among vulnerable people e.g. the elderly, very young and homeless are possible. Listen to and act upon advice from the authorities.

The alert is in force from 11 pm on Sunday to 8 am on Monday.

Tonight will be cold with intervals of fine weather and intervals of cloud and the possibility of light showers or sleet on the lowland or light snowfall at intervals locally in the mountains and semi-mountainous areas.

Temperatures will fall to 0 C inland, 3 C on the east coast, 1 C on the remaining coasts and -10 C in the mountains.