Türkiye is under the influence of rainy weather that will last for a week.
Murat Acar, Meteorologist of the General Directorate of Meteorology of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, gave information to the AA correspondent about the expected weather conditions in the country.
Acar stated that Turkey will be under the influence of the rain fog coming from the Balkans and said, “The rain will be in the form of rain and showers all over the country. We will first start to see the rain in the Marmara Region from Saturday morning.” he said.
Stating that the air temperatures, which are above seasonal norms due to the effect of rain fogs, will decrease especially in the western parts starting from Sunday and will drop to around seasonal norms, Acar said that heavy rains are expected in the Aegean Region and Antalya, starting from the Marmara Region.
Stating that they think that the expected heavy rains will not cause extreme events, Acar said:
“There is a possibility of snowfall only in the high areas east of Sivas, in the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea Region, and in the high parts of Hakkari, Van and Şırnak. For example, we do not expect snowfall in our 3 big cities. Snowfall in Edirne and Kırklareli surrounds on Sundays and Mondays.” “There is a possibility, but Istanbul will not be affected by this.”
Weather in 3 metropolitan cities
Acar announced that temperatures in Ankara will be at seasonal norms as of Tuesday, and said that the rains will start from Sunday.
Acar stated that heavy showers are expected in Istanbul on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and said:
“There is no possibility of snow in Istanbul. We think that temperatures will continue to be around 8 to 10 degrees during the day. It is also rainy in Izmir. Temperatures will continue to be above seasonal norms around 17 to 18. In addition, high humidity and icing and frost are effective in the inner and eastern parts. We predict it will happen.”
