03.11.2026 13:52
The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow-coded warning for 21 provinces including Istanbul, and an orange-coded warning for Hatay and Osmaniye. The Istanbul Governor's Office announced that strong showers and storms are expected in the city starting tomorrow morning, and warned against floods, flash floods, and landslides. AKOM, meanwhile, announced that temperatures will drop to 12-14 degrees. Snowfall is expected in high-altitude areas.
While temperatures are expected to drop starting from the west of Turkey, warnings were issued one after another for heavy rainfall in many provinces, especially Istanbul.
YELLOW CODE FOR 21 PROVINCES, ORANGE CODE FOR 2 FROM METEOROLOGY
According to the warning of the General Directorate of Meteorology, an orange code warning was issued for Hatay and Osmaniye. The provinces with yellow code warnings are as follows:
Adana, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bartın, Bursa, Çanakkale, Düzce, Edirne, Gaziantep, Istanbul, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kırklareli, Kocaeli, Manisa, Muğla, Sakarya, Sinop, Tekirdağ, Yalova and Zonguldak.
Meteorology announced that intermittent showers and locally thunderstorms are expected in Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean (except Adana and Mersin), the north of Central Anatolia and some parts of the Black Sea and eastern regions. Rainfall is estimated to be locally heavy around the Aegean coasts and Edirne, Kırklareli and Antalya.
GOVERNORSHIP GAVE TIME: STARTING IN THE MORNING
In its statement, the Istanbul Governor's Office also announced that intermittent, locally heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected in the city starting tomorrow morning. In the statement based on meteorological data, it was stated that 21-50 kilograms of rainfall per square meter is forecast.
WIND WILL TURN INTO A STORM
According to the governor's office statement, the wind is expected to blow strongly from northern directions in the afternoon. It was reported that the wind, expected to blow at 40-60 kilometers per hour, may reach 50-70 kilometers per hour in the form of short-term storms in places. The governor's office warned citizens to be careful and take precautions against adverse conditions such as floods, flash floods, disruptions in transportation, landslides and lightning.
AKOM: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW SEASONAL NORMS
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) announced that temperatures in the city, currently 18-20 degrees, will drop to 12-14 degrees starting tomorrow and fall below seasonal norms. According to AKOM, the showers that continue intermittently during the day today will be locally heavy and thundery in the evening. Rainfall, which weakens at night, is expected to strengthen again starting tomorrow morning.
WATCH OUT FOR SUDDEN SHOWERS LASTING 1-2 HOURS
AKOM warned that short-term and intense rainfall may cause puddles on roads, flash floods and flooding. According to AKOM's forecast, 15-35 kilograms of rainfall per square meter is expected tomorrow. It was reported that the temperature will drop to 9-13 degrees on Thursday, and no rainfall is expected starting from Friday.