Yellow alert in 60 provinces! Snow is coming to Istanbul.

Yellow alert in 60 provinces! Snow is coming to Istanbul.

30.01.2026 08:40

The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow code warning for 60 provinces. It was also stated that citizens should take precautions against snow showers and storms. AKOM indicated that mixed rain followed by light snowfall is expected in Istanbul over the weekend.

According to the data from the General Directorate of Meteorology (MGM), due to a new cold air mass coming from Thrace, temperatures are dropping and precipitation is starting in most parts of Turkey.

HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED IN 5 PROVINCES

It is predicted that the precipitation will be very heavy in the regions of Adana, Osmaniye, Kahramanmaraş, and Adıyaman, as well as in the eastern part of Antalya.

AKOM GAVE A DATE FOR ISTANBUL

The Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality announced that mixed rain and snow are expected on Monday, February 2, and light snow on Tuesday, February 3.

Yellow alert in 60 provinces! Snow is coming to Istanbul

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO 4 DEGREES

According to the weekly weather report shared on AKOM's social media account, today temperatures are expected to be between 7-13, tomorrow between 5-8, and on Sunday, February 1, between 4-7 degrees.

In the city, mixed rain and snow are expected on Monday, February 2, and partly cloudy weather with light snow on Tuesday, February 3. The lowest and highest temperatures are forecasted to be between 1-5 degrees on Monday and 1-4 degrees on Tuesday.

STRONG STORM

MGM announced that a strong storm is expected in the inner parts of the Eastern Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, and the inner parts of the Black Sea, as well as in the south and east of Marmara, Aegean, and Western Mediterranean. Residents in these areas were warned to be cautious against disruptions in transportation, roof blow-offs, tree falls, and carbon monoxide poisoning from stoves and natural gas.

WARNING FOR 60 CITIES

MGM issued a snow warning for Adana, Bingöl, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Adıyaman, Malatya, Kahramanmaraş, Batman, and Tunceli; and a storm and heavy rainfall warning for Afyonkarahisar, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Artvin, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bilecik, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Edirne, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Hatay, Isparta, Mersin, İzmir, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırklareli, Kırşehir, Konya, Kütahya, Manisa, Muğla, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Sinop, Sivas, Tokat, Trabzon, Şanlıurfa, Uşak, Yozgat, Zonguldak, Aksaray, Karaman, Kırıkkale, Bartın, Karabük, Osmaniye, and Düzce.

Yellow alert in 60 provinces! Snow is coming to Istanbul

WEATHER CONDITIONS IN METROPOLISES

  • ISTANBUL 13°C
  • IZMIR 18°C
  • ANKARA 13°C
  • ADANA 15°C
  • BOLU 13°C
  • TRABZON 21°C
  • KARS -2°C
  • ERZURUM 2°C
  • DIYARBAKIR 4°C

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