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by **SSBubbles** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:55 pm

Wrap up folks, it is going to be a chilly!

Two more days of rain and snow
By Jacqueline Theodoulou

CYPRUS can look forward to another two days of rain and snow, before the skies clear up on New Year’s day.

According to the Meteorological Services, the unstable weather will continue until tomorrow, with rain across the country, falling as light snow in the Troodos Mountains.

The skies are expected to clear by Thursday, though this will be accompanied by a dip in temperatures.

The head of the Services, Kyriacos Theophilou, said that Cyprus was being affected by a low pressure system.

“Of course, this system probably doesn’t have the intensity of the previous one, but we are still expecting cloudy weather with scattered rain,” said Theophilou. “We may even have local storms.”

Temperatures yesterday didn’t exceed 14 degrees Celsius inland, 15 degrees in coastal areas and four degrees in mountain areas.

According to Theophilou, today and tomorrow will see scattered showers and cloud, the weather will remain unstable and there will be light snowfall in the mountains, combined with a general fall in temperatures.

The skies are expected to clear on Thursday, but the temperatures will remain low.

Meanwhile, two million cubic metres of water have gathered in the dams from December 23 until yesterday morning.

The technical supervisor of the Water Development Department, Phedros Roussis, yesterday told the CyBC that the most water had gathered at the Kouris and Asprokremmos dams. However, the capacity remains at very low levels.

It has reached four per cent, compared to 9.2 per cent, this time last year.

“The total flow from December 23 until today in the Kouri Dam was around 785,000 cubic metres and the Asprokremmos dam was around 625,000 [cubic metres],” said Roussis. “In total, all dams have received around two million cubic metres.”

He said one and a half million cubic metres had been absorbed during heavy rainfalls on December 23, while there was a dramatic reduction in flow in the ensuing days.

“Now we are hoping the new rains will increase the capacity,” Roussis added. “From the 8.7 million cubic metres the dams had on December 23, today we have 10.3 cubic metres from indications so far, because we are constantly receiving new reports on all the dams.”

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2008

by **Bubble 'n' squeak** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:02 pm

It hasn't reached more than 2 degrees celsius here all week during the day

and hard frosts every night

. Pleased for Cyprus though

by **CBBB** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:04 pm

Bring it on!!!!!

by **SSBubbles** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:06 pm

Bubble 'n' squeak wrote:It hasn't reached more than 2 degrees celsius here all week during the day and hard frosts every night . Pleased for Cyprus though

It is good that we will have more water to help the water situation - and I am wearing my biggest, warmest jumpers and thickest socks to help me keep warm! :lol:

by **Bubble 'n' squeak** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:07 pm

SSBubbles wrote:
Bubble 'n' squeak wrote:It hasn't reached more than 2 degrees celsius here all week during the day and hard frosts every night . Pleased for Cyprus though

It is good that we will have more water to help the water situation - and I am just wearing my biggest, warmest jumpers and thickest socks!

Do you have heating?

by **purdey** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:08 pm

How can I be happy Bubbles, it's below freezing, I have run out of logs and I have a shitty cold.

by **SSBubbles** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:12 pm

Bubble 'n' squeak wrote:
SSBubbles wrote:
Bubble 'n' squeak wrote:It hasn't reached more than 2 degrees celsius here all week during the day and hard frosts every night . Pleased for Cyprus though

It is good that we will have more water to help the water situation - and I am wearing my biggest, warmest jumpers and thickest socks to help keep me warm!

Do you have heating?

Alas no and of course the tiled floors which are a blessing in summer are a curse in winter! That's life!