Yellow alert from Meteorology for 15 cities: Snowfall and storms expected! Here is the weather forecast for Wednesday, February 19...

According to the forecasts made by the Turkish State Meteorological Service: The country is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation expected across the country (except Çanakkale), in the inner Aegean, Central and Eastern Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, the Black Sea, Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia, and the surroundings of Isparta.

Precipitation is expected to be in the form of rain and showers in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean, Southeastern Anatolia, and along the coasts of the Central and Eastern Black Sea until the evening hours, and in the form of sleet and snow in other areas receiving precipitation.

Precipitation is expected to be heavy in the Eastern Black Sea, the western part of Eastern Anatolia, and the surroundings of Kırklareli, the south of Adana, Hatay, the western parts of Muş, Ardahan, Kars, and Erzurum. Icing and frost are expected in the northern, inner, and eastern parts of our country.

There is a risk of avalanches on the high slopes of the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea and the high and steep slopes of Eastern Anatolia.

Air temperatures are expected to decrease by 3 to 5 degrees in the northern and inner parts, with no significant change expected elsewhere.

YELLOW ALERT FOR 15 CITIES

A yellow alert has been issued for Artvin, Bingöl, Erzincan, Erzurum, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Kars, Kayseri, Rize, Sinop, Sivas, Trabzon, Tunceli, Bayburt, and Ardahan.

MARMARA

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and sleet expected across the region (except Çanakkale), and snowfall in higher elevations. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Kırklareli during the noon hours. The wind is expected to blow from the north and northeast as strong and short-term storms (50-70 km/h). Haze and occasional fog are expected in the eastern parts of the region.

EDİRNE °C, 1°C

Very cloudy, intermittent snowfall

İSTANBUL °C, 7°C

Very cloudy, rain and sleet, snowfall in higher elevations

KOCAELİ °C, 6°C

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

TEKİRDAĞ °C, 4°C

Very cloudy, sleet and snowfall

AEGEAN

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation expected in the inner parts of the region. Precipitation is expected to be in the form of rain in the surroundings of Denizli, and sleet and snow in the surroundings of Kütahya, Afyonkarahisar, and Uşak. Haze and occasional fog are expected in the inner parts of the region, along with icing and frost. The wind is expected to blow from the north and northeast as strong and short-term storms (50-70 km/h) along the northern coasts of the region.

A.KARAHİSAR °C, 5°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent sleet and snowfall in higher elevations

DENİZLİ °C, 12°C

Very cloudy and rainy

İZMİR °C, 13°C

Partly to very cloudy

MUĞLA °C, 12°C

Partly to very cloudy

MEDITERRANEAN

Very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation expected in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean and the surroundings of Isparta. Precipitation is expected to be in the form of rain and showers in coastal areas, and sleet and snow in the higher inner parts. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the south of Adana and the surroundings of Hatay. Haze and occasional fog are expected in the inner parts of the region.

ADANA °C, 17°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers are expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the southern parts during the noon hours.

ANTALYA °C, 18°C

Partly to very cloudy

ISPARTA °C, 10°C

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

MERSİN °C, 17°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

CENTRAL ANATOLIA

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and sleet expected across the region, and snowfall in higher elevations. Icing and frost are expected throughout the region.

ANKARA °C, 5°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and sleet, light snowfall in higher elevations

ESKİŞEHİR °C, 4°C

Very cloudy, light sleet and snowfall in higher elevations

KAYSERİ °C, 4°C

Very cloudy, intermittent sleet and snowfall

KONYA °C, 5°C

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

WESTERN BLACK SEA

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and sleet expected across the region, and snowfall in inner and higher elevations. Icing and frost are expected throughout the region.

BOLU °C, 2°C

Very cloudy, intermittent snowfall

KASTAMONU °C, 0°C

Very cloudy, intermittent snowfall

SİNOP °C, 4°C

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

ZONGULDAK °C, 6°C

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

CENTRAL and EASTERN BLACK SEA

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and sleet expected, and snowfall in inner and higher elevations. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the Eastern Black Sea. Icing and frost are expected. There is a risk of avalanches on the high slopes of the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea.

RİZE °C, 6°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, turning to sleet over time, with snowfall in higher elevations. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

SAMSUN °C, 6°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, turning to sleet over time, snowfall in higher elevations

TOKAT °C, 2°C

Very cloudy, intermittent snowfall

TRABZON °C, 6°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, turning to sleet over time, with snowfall in higher elevations. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

EASTERN ANATOLIA

Very cloudy, with intermittent sleet and snowfall expected across the region. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the west of the region and in the surroundings of Erzurum, Bingöl, the west of Muş, Kars, and Ardahan. Haze and occasional fog are expected throughout the region, along with icing and frost. There is a risk of avalanches on the steep and sloping terrain in the east of the region.

AĞRI °C, 0°C

Very cloudy, intermittent snowfall

ERZURUM °C, 1°C

Very cloudy, intermittent snowfall is expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

MALATYA °C, 9°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, turning to sleet after evening hours, with snowfall in higher elevations. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy after the noon hours.

VAN °C, 7°C

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

SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and showers expected across the region. Haze and occasional fog are expected in the northern parts of the region.

DİYARBAKIR °C, 14°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

GAZİANTEP °C, 12°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

MARDİN °C, 8°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers

ŞANLIURFA °C, 14°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain and showers