Yellow alert for 29 provinces: Cold wave arriving, heavy snow and storms are on the way! Here is the weather forecast for Thursday, February 26, province 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 across the country, except for the Aegean coasts and the surroundings of Antalya and Edirne. Precipitation is expected to be in the form of rain and downpours in the Eastern Mediterranean, Black Sea coasts, Southeastern Anatolia, and the surroundings of Kocaeli, Yalova, Sakarya, Manisa, and Denizli, and in the form of sleet and snow in other areas receiving precipitation. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the Eastern Black Sea, Eastern Anatolia, the surroundings of Ordu and Siirt, and the northern parts of Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, and Batman. Icing and frost are expected in the inner and eastern regions during the morning and night hours. There is a risk of avalanches and snowmelt in the high, sloping areas with deep snow cover in the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea and the east of Eastern Anatolia.

Air temperatures are expected to decrease by 4 to 6 degrees across the country.

The wind is expected to blow from the north in the western parts and from the south in the eastern regions, light to occasionally moderate, and strong with short-term storms (40-70 km/h) from the north in the coastal Aegean, Mediterranean, the south and east of Central Anatolia, and the Central Black Sea coasts, and from the south in the southeast of Eastern Anatolia and the east of Southeastern Anatolia.

YELLOW ALERT FOR 29 PROVINCES

A yellow-coded alert was issued for 29 provinces in the MGM report.

MARMARA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with rain and downpours across the region except for Edirne, and sleet and snow in the surroundings of Bilecik and Bursa.

EDİRNE °C, 9°C

Partly to very cloudy

İSTANBUL °C, 7°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent rain and downpours, with sleet in higher elevations

KOCAELİ °C, 8°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent rain and downpours

TEKİRDAĞ °C, 8°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent rain and downpours

AEGEAN

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with precipitation in the inner parts of the region. Precipitation is expected to be in the form of rain and downpours in the surroundings of Manisa and Denizli, and sleet and snow in the surroundings of Afyonkarahisar, Uşak, and Kütahya. The wind is expected to blow strongly (40-60 km/h) from the north in the coastal areas.

A.KARAHİSAR °C, 3°C

Partly to very cloudy, sleet and snow at noon

DENİZLİ °C, 10°C

Partly to very cloudy, rainy at noon

İZMİR °C, 13°C

Partly to very cloudy

MUĞLA °C, 10°C

Partly to very cloudy

MEDITERRANEAN

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with rain and downpours across the region except for Antalya. The wind is expected to blow strongly (40-60 km/h) from the north.

ADANA °C, 16°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent rain and downpours

ANTALYA °C, 18°C

Partly to very cloudy

ISPARTA °C, 6°C

Partly to very cloudy, rainy at noon, sleet in higher elevations

MERSİN °C, 14°C

Partly to very cloudy, rain and downpours at noon

CENTRAL ANATOLIA

It is expected to be partly to very cloudy, with sleet and snow across the region. The wind is expected to blow strongly (40-60 km/h) from the north in the southern and eastern parts. Icing and frost are expected across the region during the morning and night hours.

ANKARA °C, 4°C

Partly to very cloudy, sleet and snow at noon

ESKİŞEHİR °C, 4°C

Partly to very cloudy, sleet and snow in the morning and at noon

KAYSERİ °C, 1°C

Partly to very cloudy, intermittent snow

KONYA °C, 4°C

Partly to very cloudy, sleet and snow at noon

WESTERN BLACK SEA

Very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation expected across the region. Precipitation is expected to be in the form of rain and downpours on the coasts and snow in the inner and higher parts. Icing and frost are expected in the inner parts during the morning and night hours.

BOLU °C, 2°C

Very cloudy, intermittent snow

KASTAMONU °C, 3°C

Very cloudy, intermittent snow

SİNOP °C, 9°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain

ZONGULDAK °C, 6°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain

CENTRAL and EASTERN BLACK SEA

Partly to very cloudy, with intermittent precipitation expected across the region. Precipitation is generally expected to be in the form of rain and downpours, and sleet and snow in the inner parts. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the Eastern Black Sea and the surroundings of Ordu. The wind is expected to blow strongly (40-60 km/h) from the north on the Central Black Sea coasts. Icing and frost are expected in the inner parts during the morning and night hours. There is a risk of avalanches and snowmelt in the sloping areas with deep snow cover in the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea.

RİZE °C, 6°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, with sleet and snow expected in the inner parts. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

SAMSUN °C, 9°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, with sleet and snow in the inner parts

TOKAT °C, 4°C

Very cloudy, intermittent sleet and snow

TRABZON °C, 7°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain, with sleet and snow expected in the inner parts. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy.

EASTERN ANATOLIA

Very cloudy, with intermittent sleet and snow expected across the region. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy across the region. There is a risk of avalanches and snowmelt in the sloping areas with deep snow cover in the east of the region. Icing and frost are expected across the region during the morning and night hours. The wind is expected to blow strongly with short-term storms (50-70 km/h) from the south in the southeast of the region.

AĞRI °C, 4°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent snow expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy starting from the evening hours.

ERZURUM °C, 3°C

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

MALATYA °C, 3°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent snow expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the morning hours.

VAN °C, 10°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent snow expected. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy starting from the evening hours.

SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain, and sleet and snow expected in the surroundings of Diyarbakır, Batman, and Siirt tomorrow (Friday) night. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the surroundings of Siirt and the northern parts of Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, and Batman. The wind is expected to blow strongly with short-term storms (50-70 km/h) from the south in the east of the region.

DİYARBAKIR °C, 10°C

Very cloudy, with intermittent rain, and sleet and snow expected tomorrow (Friday) night. Precipitation is expected to be locally heavy in the northern parts.

GAZİANTEP °C, 10°C

Very cloudy, rain and downpours in the morning hours

MARDİN °C, 8°C

Very cloudy, intermittent rain

ŞANLIURFA °C, 12°C

Very cloudy, rain and downpours in the morning hours

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