Meteorology experts have given a date: Snow will reach the gates of Istanbul.

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According to the latest forecasts made by the General Directorate of Meteorology, it is expected that the entire country will be mostly cloudy, with rain in the southern and western Marmara, Aegean (except for Hatay and Osmaniye), Mediterranean, southern and western Central Anatolia, as well as the western Black Sea and southeastern Anatolia.

In the southern coasts of the Aegean, the western part of the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Western Mediterranean, strong rainfall is expected, generally in the form of rain and showers, with occasional thunderstorms along the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, and mixed rain and snow in the highlands of the Western Black Sea and the Taurus region of the Mediterranean. Frost and freezing events are expected in the eastern parts of our country. There is a risk of avalanche in the steep slopes of the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea and the east of Eastern Anatolia.

STRONG RAIN WARNING: Since strong rainfall is expected in the southern coasts of the Aegean, the western part of the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Western Mediterranean, it is necessary to be cautious and take precautions against disruptions in transportation, floods, water inundation, and landslides.

STRONG WIND WARNING: The wind is expected to be strong and occasionally stormy (50-70 km/h) from the south-southeast in the inner parts of the Aegean, Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, and the Black Sea; after noon, it is expected to blow from the northeast in the Marmara Region and the northern Aegean coasts, occasionally strong (40-70 km/h), so it is necessary to be cautious and take precautions against disruptions in transportation and roof blow-offs.

FROST AND AVALANCHE WARNING: It is necessary to be cautious and take precautions against the risk of avalanche, frost, freezing, and possible disruptions in transportation in the highlands of the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea and the steep slopes of the east of Eastern Anatolia.

Provinces with orange code: Isparta, Muğla, Antalya

Provinces with yellow code: Adana, Antalya, Bolu, Burdur, Eskişehir, Hatay, Mersin, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Konya, K.Maraş, Niğde, Karaman, Karabük, Osmaniye

"SNOW WILL COME TO THE GATES OF ISTANBUL"

CNN TÜRK Meteorology Advisor Prof. Dr. Orhan Şen's warnings are as follows; "Today, strong rainfall may cause floods and water inundation in the southern coasts of the Aegean (from Kuşadası to Fethiye), the western part of the Eastern Mediterranean (including Silifke), and the Western Mediterranean (from Demre to Alanya). Rain is expected in the southern and western Marmara, Central Anatolia, the Western Black Sea, and southeastern Anatolia.

Today, the wind will be strong and occasionally stormy from the southeast in the inner parts of the Aegean, Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, and the Black Sea; after noon, it is expected to blow from the northeast in the Marmara Region and the northern Aegean coasts, so caution is advised against roof blow-offs.

"TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW AVERAGE IN THE WEST ON FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND"

On Friday, snow will come to the gates of Istanbul but will not enter. Today and tomorrow, temperatures are above average. On Friday and the weekend, temperatures will drop below average in the west. Snowfall is expected in Kütahya and Balıkesir in Thrace, and in Eastern Anatolia. There will also be snow in Bolu and Ankara on Monday. Today, Istanbul will be rainy with a temperature of 14°C, and rainy with a temperature of 8°C over the weekend. Izmir and Antalya will be rainy with a temperature of 16°C, Ankara will be rainy with a temperature of 11°C, and there may be rain and snow on Monday with a temperature of 4°C.