AKOM issues snow warning for Istanbul! Provides specific days and times!
Istanbul will face an intense cold wave next week. AKOM announced that it expects snowfall in higher elevations on March 19-20, and that temperatures will drop by up to 5 degrees with the cold air arriving on Monday. Citizens were urged to be cautious against the southwesterly storm (lodos) and the subsequent cold weather.
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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) announced that snowfall may occur in the city's higher elevations on the night of Wednesday, March 19, and on Thursday, March 20. According to the statement made by AKOM, temperatures will drop rapidly starting from Monday next week due to a cold air wave arriving from the Balkans, falling to around 5 degrees by the middle of the week.
The statement also warned that the southwesterly wind (lodos) could strengthen to storm levels on Sunday afternoon and evening. While winter conditions are expected to be effective in Istanbul between March 18 and March 23, temperatures are estimated to be 6-8 degrees below seasonal norms. Temperatures are expected to return to seasonal norms again by the end of March and during the week of Ramadan Feast. It was emphasized that citizens should be careful against the expected southwesterly storm over the weekend and the cold air wave that will follow.