Yellow alert for 18 provinces from the Meteorological Service: Spring in the West, downpours and storms in the East! Here is the weather forecast for Saturday, February 14, by province...

According to the assessments made by the General Directorate of Meteorology: The country is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation expected in the east of the Marmara region, the Eastern Mediterranean, the north and east of Central Anatolia, the Black Sea, Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia, as well as Kütahya, Afyon, Uşak, the east of Antalya, Isparta, and in the evening hours, the surroundings of Edirne and Kırklareli. Precipitation is expected to be generally in the form of rain and downpours, and sleet and snow in the east of Eastern Anatolia (excluding Iğdır and Şırnak). Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in Bitlis, Hakkari, and Van, and after noon in the surroundings of Osmaniye and Hatay. Icing and frost are expected in the north and east of Eastern Anatolia during the morning and night hours. Dust transport is expected in Southeastern Anatolia and the southeast of Eastern Anatolia. There is a danger of avalanches and snowmelt in the high-altitude, sloped areas with deep snow cover in the interior of the Eastern Black Sea region and the east of Eastern Anatolia.

Air temperatures are expected to continue to hover above seasonal norms across the country.

The wind is expected to blow generally from southerly directions, light to occasionally moderate, and strong to stormy (40-80 km/h) in the interior of the Eastern Black Sea region in the morning hours, and strong (40-60 km/h) on the Aegean coast during the night hours.

YELLOW ALERT FOR 18 PROVINCES

A yellow alert was issued for 18 provinces in the MGM report.

MARMARA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with local rain and downpours in the east of the region and, after the evening hours, in the surroundings of Edirne and Kırklareli.

EDİRNE °C, 17°C

Partly to very cloudy, with local rain and downpours in the evening hours

İSTANBUL °C, 14°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain and downpours in the morning hours

KIRKLARELİ °C, 15°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain during the night hours

KOCAELİ °C, 16°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain and downpours

AEGEAN

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with local rain and downpours in the surroundings of Kütahya, Uşak, and Afyon in the morning hours. The wind is expected to blow strongly (40-60 km/h) from southerly directions on the coastal areas during the night hours.

AFYONKARAHİSAR °C, 12°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain and downpours in the morning hours

AYDIN °C, 19°C

Partly to very cloudy

İZMİR °C, 19°C

Partly to very cloudy

MUĞLA °C, 15°C

Partly to very cloudy

MEDITERRANEAN

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours in the Eastern Mediterranean, the east of Antalya, and the surroundings of Isparta. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Osmaniye and Hatay after noon.

ADANA °C, 18°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent downpours

ANTALYA °C, 19°C

Partly to very cloudy, with local downpours in the eastern parts in the morning hours

HATAY °C, 16°C

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent downpours expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy after noon.

ISPARTA °C, 14°C

Partly to very cloudy, with rain and downpours in the morning hours

CENTRAL ANATOLIA

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours expected in the northern and eastern parts.

ANKARA °C, 11°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

ESKİŞEHİR °C, 13°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

KONYA °C, 14°C

Partly to very cloudy

SİVAS °C, 8°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain

WESTERN BLACK SEA

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours expected.

BOLU °C, 10°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

DÜZCE °C, 14°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

SİNOP °C, 13°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

ZONGULDAK °C, 12°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

CENTRAL and EASTERN BLACK SEA

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours expected across the region. The wind is expected to blow very strongly (40-80 km/h) from southerly directions in the interior of the Eastern Black Sea region in the morning hours. There is an avalanche danger in sloped areas with deep snow cover in the interior of the Eastern Black Sea region.

AMASYA °C, 16°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

ARTVİN °C, 17°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

SAMSUN °C, 16°C

Very cloudy, with downpours starting from noon

TRABZON °C, 19°C

Very cloudy, with downpours starting from noon

EASTERN ANATOLIA

Very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation expected across the region. Precipitation, which is expected to be generally rain and downpours, and sleet and snow in the east of the region (excluding Iğdır and Şırnak), is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Bitlis, Van, and Hakkari. There is dust transport in the southeastern parts of the region, and an avalanche danger along with icing and frost in the sloped areas with deep snow cover in the east.

ERZURUM °C, 5°C

Very cloudy, with sleet and snow in the morning hours

KARS °C, 4°C

Very cloudy and snowy in the morning hours

MALATYA °C, 14°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

VAN °C, 8°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and sleet, and snow in the higher altitudes. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the morning hours.

SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours expected across the region. Dust transport is expected across the region.

DİYARBAKIR °C, 15°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

GAZİANTEP °C, 14°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

SİİRT °C, 15°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

ŞANLIURFA °C, 15°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain and downpours

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