08.11.2026 09:10
The General Directorate of Meteorology has issued a yellow-level warning for 18 provinces, including Adana, Antalya, Trabzon, and Rize, due to storms and heavy rainfall. Very strong and severe rainfall is expected on the coasts of Rize and Artvin, while snow is expected in Eastern Anatolia and the inland parts of the Black Sea region, with temperatures forecast to drop by 4 to 6 degrees. AKOM, meanwhile, reported that local rain showers are expected in Istanbul on Tuesday.
Due to the cold and rainy weather increasing its effect across the country, the General Directorate of Meteorology (MGM) issued a yellow warning for 18 provinces. While attention was drawn to the risk of floods and landslides on the Black Sea coasts, the first rainfall of the new week in Istanbul is expected to be seen on Tuesday.
YELLOW WARNING IN 18 PROVINCES
According to MGM's warning, storms and heavy rain are expected to be effective in Adana, Antalya, Artvin, Bitlis, Burdur, Giresun, Hakkari, Hatay, Isparta, Mersin, Kahramanmaras, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Siirt, Trabzon, Sirnak and Osmaniye. Meteorology evaluates the yellow warning in the low danger category.
HEAVY RAIN IN RIZE AND ARTVIN
According to the latest assessments, partly and very cloudy weather will be effective in most of the country. Rain and showers are expected on the Black Sea coasts and around Kocaeli, Sakarya, Yalova, Bilecik, Malatya, Elazig, Igdir, Sirnak, Batman and Siirt.
Precipitation is expected to be heavy on the Central and Eastern Black Sea coasts and around Sirnak, Hakkari and Siirt. Very heavy and severe rain is forecast around Rize and in the coastal parts of Artvin. MGM called for caution and precautions against flash floods, flooding, landslides and disruptions in transportation.
WIND TO REACH 70 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
The wind is expected to blow strongly from northern directions in the Coastal Aegean, the Mediterranean, the east of Central Anatolia, the Central and Eastern Black Sea coasts and the west of Eastern Anatolia. In these regions, short-lived storms with speeds of 40 to 70 kilometers per hour may be seen in places.
SNOW, ICING AND FROST WARNING
Sleet and snow are forecast in the Taurus Mountains area of the Eastern Mediterranean, the southeast of Central Anatolia, the inland parts of the Black Sea, the north and east of Eastern Anatolia and around Sivas. During the morning and night hours, icing and frost are expected in the inland parts of the Western and Eastern Black Sea and the east of Eastern Anatolia, while fog and haze are expected in the Inner Aegean and Central Anatolia.
In Erzurum, where snowfall is expected, the temperature is forecast to be as low as minus 2 and as high as 1 degree. Temperatures are expected to be between 0 and 4 degrees in Bolu and between minus 2 and 6 degrees in Ankara.
TEMPERATURES TO DROP BY UP TO 6 DEGREES
Air temperatures are expected to decrease by 4 to 6 degrees in inland and eastern parts. Across the country, temperatures are forecast to remain below seasonal norms.
AKOM: PAY ATTENTION TO TUESDAY IN ISTANBUL
In its report dated November 7, the Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality reported that the city is under the influence of a cold air wave of Siberian origin. The report stated that temperatures will remain between 12 and 14 degrees throughout the week, close to winter values.
According to AKOM's forecasts, the lowest temperature in Istanbul today is expected to be 7 degrees and the highest 12 degrees, with no precipitation forecast. Partly and slightly cloudy weather is also expected to be effective on Monday. Local rain passages will be seen on Tuesday. Temperatures that will start to rise from Wednesday are forecast to reach 19 degrees on Friday.
In MGM's provincial forecasts, it was stated that Istanbul will be partly and very cloudy today, and rain and showers may be seen during the night hours.
Meteorology asked citizens living in the warned provinces to be careful and take precautions against adverse weather conditions.