Yellow alert for 19 provinces from the Meteorological Service: Rain, snow, and storms are coming! Here is the weather forecast for Wednesday, February 18, by province...

According to the assessments made by the General Directorate of Meteorology: The country is expected to be rainy overall, with precipitation generally in the form of rain and showers, thunderstorms on the southern and western coasts of the country, and sleet in the north and east of Eastern Anatolia, and over time in Thrace, the inland parts of the Western Black Sea, the north of Central Anatolia, and the Taurus Mountains region, with snow at higher altitudes. Precipitation is expected to be heavy in the south of Central Anatolia, the west of Eastern Anatolia, the western parts of Southeastern Anatolia, the Central and Eastern Mediterranean, and around Bitlis, and very heavy and severe in the northern parts of Adana and the western parts of Kahramanmaraş. Icing and frost are expected in the northeast of Eastern Anatolia during the morning and night hours. There is a risk of avalanches and snowmelt in the high-altitude, sloped areas with deep snow cover in the inland parts of the Eastern Black Sea and the eastern part of Eastern Anatolia. Dust transport is expected in the east of the Eastern Mediterranean and in Southeastern Anatolia.

Air temperatures, which are expected to decrease with the precipitation in the western parts of the country, are expected to continue to hover above seasonal norms across the country.

Winds are expected to blow from southerly directions, and from northerly directions on the coasts of Marmara, the Aegean, and the Western Black Sea, at moderate speeds, and occasionally as strong winds and short-term storms (40-75 km/h) in places other than Southeastern Anatolia.

YELLOW-CODED WARNING FOR 19 PROVINCES

A yellow-coded warning was issued for 19 provinces in the MGM report.

MARMARA

It is expected to be very cloudy, with intermittent rain and showers across the region, sleet in the Thrace section, and snow at higher altitudes. Winds are expected to blow from the northwest across the region as strong winds and short-term storms (40-70 km/h).

ÇANAKKALE °C, 9°C

Very cloudy, intermittent showers

EDİRNE °C, 7°C

Very cloudy, rain and sleet, snow at higher altitudes

İSTANBUL °C, 9°C

Very cloudy, intermittent showers

KOCAELİ °C, 12°C

Very cloudy, intermittent showers

AEGEAN

It is expected to be very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms across the region. Winds are expected to blow from the northwest on the coasts as strong winds and short-term storms (40-70 km/h).

AFYONKARAHİSAR °C, 8°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, turning to sleet over time and snow at higher altitudes

AYDIN °C, 12°C

Very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms

İZMİR °C, 13°C

Very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms

MUĞLA °C, 9°C

Very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms

MEDITERRANEAN

It is expected to be very cloudy, with intermittent rain and showers across the region, except for Isparta and Burdur, being locally heavy, with thunderstorms on the coasts, and turning to sleet and snow at higher inland altitudes over time. Precipitation is expected to be locally very heavy and severe in the northern parts of Adana and the western parts of Kahramanmaraş. Winds are expected to blow from southerly directions as strong winds and short-term storms (40-70 km/h). Dust transport is expected in the east of the region.

ADANA °C, 17°C

Very cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy, with precipitation expected to be severe in northern areas and turn to sleet and occasionally snow at higher altitudes over time.

ANTALYA °C, 17°C

Very cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy in the east, with precipitation expected to turn to sleet and occasionally snow at higher altitudes over time.

HATAY °C, 15°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy

ISPARTA °C, 11°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

CENTRAL ANATOLIA

It is expected to be very cloudy, with intermittent rain and showers across the region, locally heavy in the southern parts, and turning to sleet and occasionally snow at higher altitudes in the north and east over time. Winds are expected to blow from southerly directions as strong winds and occasionally storms (40-75 km/h).

ANKARA °C, 10°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers, turning to sleet and occasionally snow at higher altitudes in the north over time

ESKİŞEHİR °C, 11°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers, turning to sleet and occasionally snow at higher altitudes over time

KONYA °C, 11°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

SİVAS °C, 11°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and sleet, turning to snow over time

WESTERN BLACK SEA

It is expected to be very cloudy, with rain across the region, and sleet and eventually snow in the inland parts. Winds are expected to blow from the northwest on the coasts as strong winds and short-term storms (40-70 km/h).

BOLU °C, 10°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, turning to sleet and snow over time

DÜZCE °C, 13°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

SİNOP °C, 17°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers, turning to sleet and snow at higher altitudes over time

ZONGULDAK °C, 13°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

CENTRAL and EASTERN BLACK SEA

It is expected to be very cloudy, with rain across the region, and sleet and occasionally snow in the inland parts of the Eastern Black Sea over time. Winds are expected to blow from southerly directions in the inland parts of the region as strong winds and occasionally storms (40-75 km/h). There is a risk of avalanches and snowmelt in the sloped areas with deep snow cover in the inland parts of the Eastern Black Sea.

AMASYA °C, 13°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

RİZE °C, 19°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers in the evening and night hours

SAMSUN °C, 19°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers

TRABZON °C, 20°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers in the evening and night hours

EASTERN ANATOLIA

It is expected to be very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation across the region, locally heavy in the west and around Bitlis, with rain and sleet around Malatya and Elazığ, and sleet and snow in the north and east. There is a risk of avalanches and snowmelt, along with icing and frost, in the sloped areas with deep snow cover in the east of the region.

ERZURUM °C, 6°C

Very cloudy, intermittent sleet and snow

KARS °C, 4°C

Very cloudy, intermittent sleet and snow

MALATYA °C, 12°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers, turning to sleet at higher altitudes over time

VAN °C, 10°C

Partly to very cloudy, sleet and snow in the evening and night hours

SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain and showers, locally heavy in the west of the region. Dust transport is expected across the region.

DİYARBAKIR °C, 15°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

GAZİANTEP °C, 11°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers, locally heavy

SİİRT °C, 17°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

ŞANLIURFA °C, 16°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers