The forecast for Istanbul is frightening! Temperatures will drop like never before.

The General Directorate of Meteorology announced that air temperatures will drop by 10 to 15 degrees across the country starting from the western regions on Saturday, and in some places in the Black Sea Region, temperatures will decrease by up to 18 degrees, falling below seasonal norms. In Istanbul, temperatures are expected to drop by up to 3 degrees over the weekend.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BY 18 DEGREES AT ONCE

According to meteorological forecasts, air temperatures, which have been above seasonal norms in most parts of the country, will start to drop from the western regions on Saturday. Temperatures will decrease by 10 to 15 degrees across the country, and in some places in the Black Sea Region, by up to 18 degrees, falling below seasonal norms.

SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED

On Saturday, intermittent rainfall is expected in the Marmara, Aegean, Western and Central Mediterranean, the western part of Central Anatolia, Western and Central Black Sea, and around Yozgat. The precipitation is generally expected to be rain and showers, with thunderstorms in some areas along the Aegean coast and the Western Mediterranean coast, while in the southwestern part of Marmara, the inner parts of the Western Black Sea, and in the highlands of the inner regions after the evening hours, mixed rain and snow are expected. Starting from the early hours of Sunday, the expected precipitation in the inner parts of the country will be in the form of mixed rain and snow.

ISTANBUL RESIDENTS WILL FREEZE

It is predicted that the rainy weather will gradually move eastward and leave the country by Wednesday. The expected minimum and maximum air temperatures for the weekend in some provinces are as follows: Ankara: -3/2, Istanbul: 3/7, Izmir: 4/11, Antalya: 7/15, Bursa: 0/8, Eskişehir: -5/1, Konya: -5/1, Kayseri: -10/-2, Bolu: -2/1, Samsun: 6/9, Trabzon: 7/10, Erzurum: -10/-7, Diyarbakır: -4/4.

YELLOW CODE WARNING FOR 2/3 OF TURKEY

On the other hand, AFAD President Okay Memiş announced that the General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow code warning for 2/3 of Turkey. It was stated that precautions were taken in many provinces, especially in Antalya, due to heavy rain and wind. Crisis centers have been established, and citizens were urged to pay attention to the warnings.

The cities under yellow code warning are as follows:

Afyonkarahisar, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Bilecik, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Eskişehir, Giresun, Isparta, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Manisa, Muğla, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Sakarya, Samsun, Sinop, Sivas, Tokat, Trabzon, Uşak, Yozgat, Aksaray, Karaman, Kırıkkale, Yalova, Karabük

WHAT IS A YELLOW CODE WARNING?

The yellow code, which means "The weather conditions are potentially dangerous," warns that "Although the predicted meteorological event is not unusual, caution should be exercised regarding activities that may be affected by meteorological conditions."