13.11.2026 17:44
Severe weather conditions are expected in Istanbul over the weekend. Starting from noon tomorrow, heavy showers and thunderstorms will affect the city. It is forecast that the southwesterly lodos wind will give way to the northeasterly poyraz, which can reach 90 kilometers per hour, while temperatures are expected to drop by 6–8 degrees. The Istanbul Governorship and AKOM warned citizens against possible adverse conditions, especially flooding, inundation, and storms.
Weather warnings concerning those planning a weekend in Istanbul came one after another. Sharing the assessments of the Meteorological Service, the Istanbul Governor's Office and the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) announced that heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected in the city, warning citizens against the risk of flash floods, flooding and storms.
RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TOMORROW AROUND NOON
In a statement from the Istanbul Governor's Office, the latest assessments of the General Directorate of Meteorology were included. Accordingly, showers and thundery showers are expected to be effective in the city starting tomorrow around noon.
Rainfall is expected to be locally heavy (21-50 kilograms per square meter) and to continue until the early hours of Sunday morning.
In the Governor's Office statement, citizens were asked to be careful and take precautions against adverse conditions such as flash floods, flooding, lightning, tornadoes, local hail, storms and disruptions in transportation accompanying heavy rainfall.
STORM AND TEMPERATURE WARNING FROM AKOM
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) also issued a warning regarding the expected rain and storm in the city. According to AKOM's statement, cold and rainy weather is expected to enter Istanbul as of tomorrow.
The wind blowing from southerly directions (lodos) at speeds of 60 to 90 kilometers per hour, at times in the form of a strong storm, is expected to change direction to northerly directions (poyraz) starting tomorrow around noon.
Air temperatures currently ranging between 20 and 23 degrees are expected to suddenly drop by 6-8 degrees with the cold wave.
RAINFALL WILL INTENSIFY IN THE EVENING HOURS
According to AKOM's assessment, the rainfall that will begin in the region after noon on Saturday is forecast to increase its impact across Istanbul toward the evening hours. Rainfall is expected to be effective as showers and at times as strong thundery showers until the night hours.
AKOM asked citizens to be careful and take precautions against possible adverse conditions due to the storm and heavy rain episodes expected to continue until Sunday morning.