Meteorology issues yellow code for 19 provinces: Warning for heavy rainfall, flooding, and storms

The Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM) has released its weather forecast for October 6. Accordingly, while heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected across a large part of Turkey, a yellow code meteorological warning has been issued for 19 provinces.

Precipitation is expected to be intermittently effective in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean, the south of Central Anatolia, the Central Black Sea coast, Eastern Black Sea, Eastern Anatolia, and Southeastern Anatolia, as well as in the surroundings of Antalya, Sivas, Tokat, and Sinop.

PROVINCES UNDER YELLOW CODE

In the MGM's warning map, Adıyaman, Ağrı, Bingöl, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzurum, Hakkari, Hatay, Kars, Malatya, Muş, Siirt, Tunceli, Van, Batman, Şırnak, Iğdır, and Osmaniye were among the provinces warned with a yellow code.

Heavy rainfall is expected to be effective in the surroundings of Osmaniye, Kahramanmaraş, the coasts of Hatay, Karaman, Elazığ, Tunceli, Erzurum, Bingöl, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari, Şırnak, Ağrı, Iğdır, and Kars, as well as the southern parts of Malatya. Local heavy rainfall is also forecast for the north and east of Adıyaman and Diyarbakır, and the northern parts of Batman.

The Meteorological Service stated that caution should be exercised against flash floods, water inundation, lightning, local hail, strong winds and storms during rainfall, and disruptions to transportation in regions where heavy rainfall is expected.

Air temperatures are expected to remain around seasonal norms across the country, while they are expected to decrease by 4 to 6 degrees in Southeastern Anatolia. The wind is generally expected to blow from northern directions, and from southern directions over time in the eastern parts, at light to occasionally moderate strength.

A dust transport warning was also issued for Southeastern Anatolia. It was stated that due to dust transport, there may be a decrease in air quality, a drop in visibility, and disruptions in transportation.

Partly cloudy and clear weather is expected in the Marmara and Aegean regions. While no precipitation is forecast for Istanbul, the highest temperature of the day is expected to be 22 degrees. Temperatures will be around 21 degrees in Ankara, 27 in İzmir, 28 in Antalya, 26 in Adana, and 22 in Diyarbakır.

While rainfall is expected in the Central Black Sea coast, Eastern Black Sea, and the surroundings of Tokat, the precipitation is forecast to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Giresun during the night hours. No storms are expected at sea.