Yellow and orange code warning from Meteorology for 7 provinces! Here is the December 21 weather forecast by province...

According to the latest assessments made by the Turkish State Meteorological Service, the country is expected to be partly to very cloudy overall, with intermittent rain and showers, and occasional thunderstorms, expected in the southern and eastern parts of Marmara, the Aegean, the Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, the Central Black Sea (except Samsun), the western part of Eastern Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia (except Siirt), and the surroundings of Tekirdağ, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, and Erzurum, as well as the interior parts of Artvin. 

Precipitation is expected to be heavy in the Aegean, Western Mediterranean, the surroundings of Balıkesir, Adana, Osmaniye, and Hatay, and the southern parts of Çanakkale, and locally very heavy in the surroundings of Antalya. Winds are expected to blow strongly from the southeast on the Western and Central Mediterranean coasts, occasionally reaching short-term storm levels (50 to 80 km/h).

MARMARA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain and showers in the southern and eastern parts and the surroundings of Tekirdağ. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Balıkesir and the southern parts of Çanakkale.

EDİRNE 10°C

Partly to very cloudy

İSTANBUL 12°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain and showers

KIRKLARELİ 13°C

Partly to very cloudy

KOCAELİ 16°C

Partly to very cloudy, rainy in the evening hours

AEGEAN

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms across the region, locally heavy.

A.KARAHİSAR 6°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy during the noon and evening hours.

DENİZLİ 11°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy during the noon and evening hours.

İZMİR 16°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy this morning.

MUĞLA 10°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy this morning and at noon.

MEDITERRANEAN

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and occasional thunderstorms across the region. Precipitation is expected to be heavy in the Western Mediterranean and the surroundings of Adana, Osmaniye, and Hatay, and locally very heavy in Antalya. Winds are expected to blow strongly from the southeast on the Western and Central Mediterranean coasts, occasionally reaching short-term storm levels (50 to 80 km/h).

ADANA 18°C

Partly to very cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms expected starting from the evening hours. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy during the night.

ANTALYA 19°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms expected. Precipitation is expected to be heavy and locally very heavy.

HATAY 14°C

Partly to very cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms expected starting from the evening hours. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy during the night.

MERSİN 19°C

Partly to very cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms starting from the evening hours

CENTRAL ANATOLIA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with rain across the region. Winds are expected to blow strongly (40 to 70 km/h) from the south and southeast in the southern and eastern parts.

ANKARA 9°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain starting from the noon hours

ESKİŞEHİR 8°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain during the noon and evening hours

KONYA 8°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain starting from the noon hours

SİVAS 5°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain starting from the noon hours

WESTERN BLACK SEA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with rain and showers across the region.

BOLU 11°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain starting from the evening hours

DÜZCE 15°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain starting from the evening hours

KASTAMONU 9°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain starting from the evening hours

ZONGULDAK 14°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain starting from the evening hours

CENTRAL and EASTERN BLACK SEA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain in the Central Black Sea (except Samsun), the surroundings of Giresun, Gümüşhane, and Bayburt, and the interior parts of Artvin. Winds are expected to blow strongly (40 to 70 km/h) from the south and southeast in the interior parts of the region.

ARTVİN 11°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain in the interior parts at noon

SAMSUN 16°C

Partly to very cloudy

TOKAT 8°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain during the noon and evening hours

TRABZON 16°C

Partly to very cloudy

EASTERN ANATOLIA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain in the western parts and the surroundings of Erzurum.

ERZURUM 4°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain in the evening hours

KARS 4°C

Partly to very cloudy

MALATYA 7°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain starting from the noon hours

VAN 6°C

Partly to very cloudy

SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with rain and showers across the region (except Siirt).

DİYARBAKIR 10°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain during the night hours

GAZİANTEP 10°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain and showers starting from the evening hours

MARDİN 9°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain during the night hours

ŞANLIURFA 13°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain during the night hours