08.02.2025 21:21
As cold weather from Siberia affects the entire country, a new snow warning has been issued for Istanbul. The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) announced that snowfall will be effective again in the megacity, which has been struggling with snowy weather and freezing temperatures for the past few days, starting from Monday.
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A cold air wave coming from Siberia has taken hold of our country throughout the week. While snowfall has been effective in the high areas of Istanbul for several days, temperatures in the megacity have dropped to freezing levels.
ISTANBUL WILL START THE NEW WEEK WITH SNOW As the weather in Istanbul for the new week is being wondered about, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) made a new statement. AKOM stated that the weekend will be rainy and that snow will be seen in Istanbul again starting from Monday. After a weekend expected to be rainy, they issued another snow warning to the people of Istanbul.
FREEZING COLD WILL CONTINUE TO BE EFFECTIVE According to the latest weather report from the General Directorate of Meteorology, it is predicted that air temperatures across our country will continue to be below seasonal norms. According to the forecasts made by the General Directorate of Meteorology: It is expected that the general area of our country will be partly and very cloudy, with intermittent rain in the eastern Marmara, Western Black Sea, Central and Eastern Black Sea coasts, as well as in the regions of Artvin, Kars, Ardahan, Iğdır, and Balıkesir, and in the eastern parts of Kırklareli, Tekirdağ, Çanakkale, and Hakkari.
It is expected that the precipitation will be rain in the Central and Eastern Black Sea coasts and around Istanbul, and mixed rain and snow in other areas receiving precipitation. The wind is expected to blow strongly and briefly as a storm (40-70 km/h) from the northern directions in the Marmara and Aegean coasts. In the inner and eastern parts, frost and freezing, along with fog and local mist, are expected during the night and morning hours. There is a risk of avalanche in the high areas of the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea and in the high and steep slopes of Eastern Anatolia.
STRONG WIND WARNING Since the wind is expected to blow strongly and briefly as a storm (40-70 km/h) from the northern directions in the Marmara and Aegean coasts, it is necessary to be cautious and prepared against possible adverse conditions.
AVALANCHE RISK AND FROST WARNING Due to the risk of avalanche in the high and steep slopes of the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea and the east of Eastern Anatolia, and the expected frost and freezing in the inner and eastern parts of the country, it is necessary to be cautious and prepared against possible adverse conditions.
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