According to the weather forecast report dated November 11 from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM), lodos and heavy rain will be effective in the city throughout the week. The report stated that the wind will increase in intensity starting Thursday, November 12, and that thunderstorms are expected on Saturday.
According to AKOM's forecasts, no precipitation is expected in Istanbul today. The air temperature is expected to reach 19 degrees during the day, hover around 14 degrees in the evening, and around 12 degrees at night. Humidity is expected to vary between 65 and 85 percent, and the lodos is expected to blow at speeds of 15 to 45 kilometers per hour. The sea water temperature was announced as 16 degrees.
LODOS EFFECT TO INCREASE
According to the report, the lodos is expected to blow as a storm, and at times as a strong storm with short-term gusts, from Thursday until Saturday morning. Wind speeds are estimated to reach between 40 and 80 kilometers per hour.
With the effect of the lodos, temperatures are expected to rise to 22 degrees on Thursday and 21 degrees on Friday. AKOM emphasized that caution should be exercised against potential negative impacts, especially during hours when the wind will be strong.
The weather across the city is expected to change again over the weekend. While thunderstorms are forecast for Istanbul on Saturday, November 14, precipitation is estimated to be between 15 and 35 kilograms per square meter. It was reported that the temperature will range between 10 and 21 degrees on the same day.
On Sunday, November 15, temperatures are expected to drop sharply to 13 degrees. While partly to very cloudy weather is forecast for Sunday, no precipitation is expected; the nighttime temperature is noted to drop to 8 degrees.
On Monday, November 16, very cloudy weather with local rain is expected in Istanbul. Precipitation is expected to remain between 1 and 4 kilograms per square meter, and the temperature is forecast to range between 7 and 14 degrees. On Tuesday, November 17, the weather is expected to be mostly clear and sunny.
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