Yellow alert from Meteorology for 33 provinces: Snowfall and downpours are coming! Here is the weather forecast for Thursday, March 20, by province...

According to the forecasts made by the General Directorate of Meteorology: The country is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with precipitation expected in the eastern Marmara, Eastern Mediterranean (except Adana), Central Anatolia, the Black Sea, and Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia. The precipitation, which is expected to be generally in the form of sleet and snow, and rain and downpours along the Mediterranean coast and in Southeastern Anatolia, is expected to be locally heavy in the west of Eastern Anatolia, the east of Southeastern Anatolia, and the surroundings of Samsun, Sinop, Ordu, Giresun, Erzurum, Bitlis, Şırnak, and Hakkâri. Icing and frost are expected in the inner and eastern parts during the morning and night hours. There is an avalanche danger in the high parts of the inner Eastern Black Sea region and on the high and steep slopes of Eastern Anatolia.

Air temperatures are expected to remain below seasonal norms.

YELLOW ALERT FOR 33 PROVINCES

Adana, Antalya, Artvin, Bitlis, Burdur, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Hakkari, Isparta, Mersin, Kayseri, Konya, Malatya, Muğla, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Rize, Siirt, Sivas, Tokat, Trabzon, Dersim, Yozgat, Aksaray, Bayburt, Karaman, Batman, and Şırnak.

MARMARA

Very cloudy, with precipitation expected in the east of the region. Precipitation is expected to be generally in the form of rain and downpours, and over time, sleet and snow in the surroundings of Bursa, Sakarya, Kocaeli, and Bilecik. The wind is expected to blow from the north and northeast across the region, strong and occasionally as short-term storms (40-70 km/h).

BURSA °C, 8°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and sleet, snow in higher elevations

EDİRNE °C, 8°C

Partly to very cloudy

İSTANBUL °C, 7°C

Very cloudy, rainy

KOCAELİ °C, 7°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and sleet, snow in higher elevations

AEGEAN

Partly to very cloudy, with light snowfall expected in the surroundings of Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar. The wind is expected to blow from the north and northeast in the southern Aegean, strong and occasionally as short-term storms (40-70 km/h).

A.KARAHİSAR °C, 3°C

Very cloudy, light snowfall

DENİZLİ °C, 11°C

Partly to very cloudy

İZMİR °C, 15°C

Partly to very cloudy

MUĞLA °C, 11°C

Partly to very cloudy

MEDITERRANEAN

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation expected in the Eastern Mediterranean (except Adana). Precipitation is expected to be in the form of downpours on the coast and sleet and snow in the interior. The wind is expected to blow from northerly directions in the region, strong and occasionally as strong storms (70-90 km/h).

ADANA °C, 18°C

Very cloudy

ANTALYA °C, 17°C

Very cloudy

HATAY °C, 20°C

Very cloudy, intermittent downpours

MERSİN °C, 20°C

Very cloudy, intermittent downpours, with sleet and snow expected in the northern and higher areas. Precipitation is expected to be heavy.

CENTRAL ANATOLIA

Very cloudy, with intermittent snowfall expected across the region. Precipitation is expected to be heavy and locally intense snow in the east of the region. The wind is expected to blow from northerly directions, strong and occasionally as short-term storms (40-70 km/h).

ANKARA °C, 4°C

Very cloudy and light snowfall

ESKİŞEHİR °C, 4°C

Very cloudy, snowy

KONYA °C, 4°C

Very cloudy and light snowfall

NEVŞEHİR °C, 2°C

Very cloudy and intermittent snowfall

WESTERN BLACK SEA

Very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation expected across the region. Precipitation is expected to be rain and sleet on the coast and snow in the interior, with local intensity expected in the surroundings of Sinop.

BOLU °C, 3°C

Very cloudy and intermittent snowfall

DÜZCE °C, 6°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and sleet, snow in higher elevations

SİNOP °C, 7°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, sleet at night, snow in higher elevations. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

ZONGULDAK °C, 5°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and sleet, snow in higher elevations

CENTRAL and EASTERN BLACK SEA

Very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation expected across the region. Precipitation, which is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Samsun, Ordu, and Giresun, is expected to be generally snow, and rain and sleet on the coast. There is an avalanche danger in the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea region.

AMASYA °C, 4°C

Very cloudy and intermittent sleet and snowfall

ARTVİN °C, 7°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, sleet at night, snow in higher elevations

SAMSUN °C, 7°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, sleet at night, snow in higher elevations. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

TRABZON °C, 8°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, sleet at night, snow in higher elevations. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

EASTERN ANATOLIA

Very cloudy, with precipitation expected across the region. Precipitation, expected to be rain and sleet in the southeast and snow elsewhere, is expected to be heavy in the west and in the surroundings of Bitlis, Hakkari, and Şırnak, and locally intense snow in higher elevations. Icing and frost are expected in the north and east. There is an avalanche danger on the high and sloped terrain of the region.

ERZURUM °C, 7°C

Very cloudy and intermittent sleet and snowfall. Precipitation is expected to be heavy.

KARS °C, 8°C

Very cloudy and intermittent sleet and snowfall

MALATYA °C, 14°C

Very cloudy and intermittent sleet and snowfall. Precipitation is expected to be heavy.

VAN °C, 8°C

Very cloudy and intermittent rain, sleet and snow in higher elevations

SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected, turning to sleet and locally snow in higher elevations over time. Precipitation is expected to be heavy in the surroundings of Diyarbakır, Mardin, Siirt, and Batman.

DİYARBAKIR °C, 15°C

Very cloudy, rain and downpours, turning to sleet in higher elevations over time. Precipitation is expected to be heavy.

GAZİANTEP °C, 16°C

Very cloudy, intermittent downpours

SİİRT °C, 17°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent rain and downpours, turning to sleet and snow in higher elevations over time. Precipitation is expected to be heavy.

ŞANLIURFA °C, 18°C

Very cloudy, intermittent downpours