Meteorology issues warning: Temperatures to drop, heavy downpours expected

The General Directorate of Meteorology has issued a warning against showers and thunderstorms expected to affect the country in its May 20 weather forecast report. Heavy rainfall is expected, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean, the northern and eastern parts of Central Anatolia, and the surroundings of Balıkesir, while locally severe rainfall is anticipated in some parts of Hatay, Osmaniye, and Adana. A yellow-coded alert has been issued for 5 provinces.

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According to the latest assessments made by the General Directorate of Meteorology, the country is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms expected across the country, except for the coasts of Sinop and Kastamonu and the western part of Samsun. The rainfall is expected to be locally heavy in the interior parts of the North Aegean, the Eastern Mediterranean, Balıkesir, the northern and eastern parts of Central Anatolia, and the surroundings of Siirt and Şırnak; and very heavy, locally severe, in the surroundings of Osmaniye and Hatay, the northern and eastern parts of Adana, and the western part of Kahramanmaraş.

Air temperatures are expected to be 2 to 4 degrees below seasonal norms in the interior and eastern parts of the country, and around seasonal norms elsewhere.

The wind is expected to blow from the north in the western parts of our country and from the south in the eastern parts, light to occasionally moderate, and occasionally strong (40-60 km/h) in the west of Southeastern Anatolia after noon tomorrow.

YELLOW-CODED WARNING FOR 5 CITIES

A yellow-coded warning was issued for 5 cities in the Meteorology report.

MARMARA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms across the region. Rainfall is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Balıkesir and Tekirdağ.

BURSA °C, 23°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms

İSTANBUL °C, 21°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms

KIRKLARELİ °C, 22°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms

SAKARYA °C, 22°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms

AEGEAN

It is expected to be partly cloudy, with local showers and thunderstorms across the region. Rainfall is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar.

A.KARAHİSAR °C, 16°C

Partly to very cloudy, expected to have intermittent showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall is expected to be locally heavy.

İZMİR °C, 25°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms

MANİSA °C, 24°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms

MUĞLA °C, 21°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms

MEDITERRANEAN

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms across the region. Rainfall is expected to be locally heavy in the Eastern Mediterranean, and locally very heavy, occasionally severe, in the surroundings of Osmaniye and Hatay, the northern and eastern parts of Adana, and the western part of Kahramanmaraş.

ADANA °C, 22°C

Partly to very cloudy, heavy, northern and eastern parts locally very heavy and severe showers and thunderstorms,

ANTALYA °C, 23°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms

BURDUR °C, 18°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms

HATAY °C, 23°C

Partly to very cloudy, locally very heavy and severe showers and thunderstorms

CENTRAL ANATOLIA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall is expected to be locally heavy in the northern and eastern parts.

ANKARA °C, 18°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms, heavy in the north and east

ÇANKIRI °C, 19°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms

ESKİŞEHİR °C, 19°C

Partly to very cloudy, locally heavy showers and thunderstorms

KONYA °C, 18°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms

WESTERN BLACK SEA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms in the interior parts and the surroundings of Zonguldak and Bartın.

BOLU °C, 18°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms

DÜZCE °C, 22°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms

KASTAMONU °C, 20°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms

ZONGULDAK °C, 19°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms after evening hours

CENTRAL and EASTERN BLACK SEA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms across the region (except for the west of Samsun).

AMASYA °C, 23°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms after noon

ARTVİN °C, 23°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms after evening hours

SAMSUN °C, 21°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms in the interior and eastern parts after night hours

TRABZON °C, 19°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms after evening hours

EASTERN ANATOLIA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent showers and thunderstorms across the region. Rainfall is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Şırnak after night hours.

ERZURUM °C, 18°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms after noon

KARS °C, 18°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms after noon

MALATYA °C, 20°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms after noon

VAN °C, 17°C

Partly to very cloudy, showers and thunderstorms after night hours

SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms across the region. Rainfall is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Siirt after night hours.

DİYARBAKIR °C, 25°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms after noon

MARDİN °C, 22°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms after evening hours

SİİRT °C, 24°C

Partly to very cloudy, expected to have intermittent showers and thunderstorms after evening hours. Rainfall is expected to be locally heavy after night hours.

ŞANLIURFA °C, 27°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent showers and thunderstorms after noon