Yellow-coded warning from Meteorology for 31 cities: Temperatures to drop by 5 degrees, heavy rain and storms are coming! Here is the weather forecast for Thursday, April 2, by province...

According to the latest assessments made by the General Directorate of Meteorology (MGM): The country is expected to be mostly cloudy with intermittent precipitation. Precipitation is expected to be generally in the form of rain and downpours, with sleet and occasional snow in the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea and the north and east of Eastern Anatolia (excluding Iğdır and Ağrı). Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the northeast of Marmara, the Aegean, the Mediterranean, the west of Central Anatolia, and the Western Black Sea (excluding Sinop), as well as in the surroundings of Edirne, Kırklareli, Çanakkale, Adıyaman, Gaziantep, and Kilis. Winds are expected to blow strongly (40-60 km/h) from the north in Marmara, and from the south in the Aegean, Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, and the Central Black Sea, with occasional storms (60-80 km/h) in the Coastal Aegean. Dust transport is expected on the western coasts of the Western Mediterranean and the Aegean. There is a danger of avalanches and snowmelt in sloping areas with high snow cover in the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea and Eastern Anatolia.

Air temperatures are expected to decrease by 3 to 5 degrees in the eastern parts, with no significant changes expected elsewhere.

Winds are generally expected to be light to moderate from southerly directions, blowing strongly (40-60 km/h) in Marmara (from the north), the Aegean, the Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, and the Central Black Sea, and occasionally as storms (60-80 km/h) in the Coastal Aegean.

YELLOW-CODED WARNING FOR 31 CITIES

A yellow-coded warning was issued for 31 cities in the MGM report.

MARMARA

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected across the region. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the northeast of the region and around Edirne, Kırklareli, and Çanakkale. Winds are expected to blow strongly (40-60 km/h) from the north and northeast. Dust transport is expected in the south of the region.

ÇANAKKALE 10°C, 17°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

EDİRNE 10°C, 17°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

İSTANBUL 10°C, 17°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours

KOCAELİ 11°C, 22°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

AEGEAN

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours across the region and thunderstorms in coastal areas. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy. Along with dust transport in coastal areas, winds are expected to blow strongly from the south, occasionally reaching storm force (40-80 km/h).

A.KARAHİSAR 8°C, 17°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

DENİZLİ 12°C, 20°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

İZMİR 13°C, 17°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

MUĞLA 9°C, 12°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

MEDITERRANEAN

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours and occasional thunderstorms across the region. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy. Along with dust transport on the western coasts, winds are expected to blow strongly from the south, occasionally reaching storm force (40-60 km/h).

ADANA 14°C, 18°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

ANTALYA 14°C, 19°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

HATAY 12°C, 16°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

MERSİN 15°C, 19°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

CENTRAL ANATOLIA

Partly to mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected across the region. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the west of the region. Winds are expected to blow strongly from the south, occasionally reaching storm force (40-60 km/h).

ANKARA 9°C, 17°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

ESKİŞEHİR 10°C, 21°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

KONYA 9°C, 19°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

NEVŞEHİR 9°C, 19°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours

WESTERN BLACK SEA

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected across the region. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy, except in Sinop.

BOLU 10°C, 18°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

DÜZCE 12°C, 22°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

KASTAMONU 7°C, 16°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

ZONGULDAK 11°C, 18°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

CENTRAL and EASTERN BLACK SEA

Partly to mostly cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours expected across the region. There is an avalanche danger in sloping areas with high snow cover in the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea.

AMASYA 10°C, 18°C

Partly to mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours after morning hours

ARTVİN 6°C, 23°C

Mostly cloudy, with rain and downpours after morning and noon hours

SAMSUN 9°C, 17°C

Partly to mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours after morning hours

TRABZON 10°C, 19°C

Mostly cloudy, with rain and downpours after morning and noon hours

EASTERN ANATOLIA

Partly to mostly cloudy, with intermittent rain across the region, and sleet and occasional snow in the north and east (excluding Iğdır and Ağrı). There is an avalanche danger in the sloping parts of the east with high snow cover.

ERZURUM -1°C, 9°C

Partly to mostly cloudy, with intermittent rain, sleet at higher altitudes, and occasional snow

KARS -2°C, 10°C

Partly to mostly cloudy, with intermittent rain, sleet at higher altitudes, and occasional snow

MALATYA 8°C, 13°C

Partly to mostly cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

VAN 1°C, 11°C

Partly to mostly cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA

Partly to mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected across the region. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Adıyaman, Gaziantep, and Kilis.

DİYARBAKIR 6°C, 14°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours starting from nighttime hours

GAZİANTEP 9°C, 12°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

SİİRT 4°C, 17°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours starting from morning hours

ŞANLIURFA 11°C, 12°C

Mostly cloudy, with intermittent downpours