02 January 2026, 05:00

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The weather Friday 2 January – The weather on Friday, the second day of 2026

The weather Friday 2 January – The weather on Friday, the second day of 2026

On Friday, the weather will initially be mostly clear with a few local clouds while at noon and in the afternoon locally increased clouds will develop mainly on the southern slopes of the Troodos mountain range and further south. Winds will initially blow at a variable intensity of 1-2 Beaufort, to gradually turn to northeasterly to southeasterly at an intensity of 2-3 Beaufort. The temperature will be around 2-4 degrees Celsius below the normal levels for the season and will rise to around 11 to 14 degrees Celsius in interior lowland parts of the island, around 13 to 16 degrees Celsius on the coast and around 0 degrees Celsius in Chionistra.

Friday night, the weather will be clear. The winds will blow downwind at an intensity of 1-2 Beaufort. The temperature will be around 3-5 degrees Celsius below normal levels for the season and will drop to around 2 degrees Celsius inland, around 4 to 6 degrees Celsius on the coast and around -4 degrees Celsius in Chionistra. Frost will form in the mountains/semi-mountains, while light frost will also form in leeward areas of the interior.

On Friday, the weather will initially be mainly clear with a few local clouds, while in the afternoon and afternoon locally increased clouds will develop mainly on the southern slopes of the Troodos mountain range and further south. The winds will initially blow variable at 1-2 Beaufort, to gradually turn to northeasterly to southeasterly at 2-3 Beaufort. The temperature will fluctuate around 2-4 degrees Celsius below normal levels for the season and will rise around 11 to 14 degrees Celsius in the interior lowlands of the island, around 13 to 16 degrees Celsius on the coast and around 0 degrees Celsius in Chionistra.

On Friday evening, the weather will be clear. The winds will blow descending at 1-2 Beaufort. The temperature will fluctuate around 3-5 degrees Celsius below normal levels for the season and will drop around 2 degrees Celsius inland, around 4 to 6 degrees Celsius on the coast and around -4 degrees Celsius in Chionistra. Frost will form in the mountainous/semi-mountainous areas while light frost will also form in leeward areas of the interior.

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