Weekly weather forecast from AKOM: Thunderstorms are coming

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) published the weather report for Monday, October 12. While partly cloudy weather is expected in Istanbul in the morning and noon today, cloudiness will increase in the evening and night hours. It is estimated that the air temperature will rise to 25 degrees at noon.

According to AKOM's weekly weather forecast report, heavy rains will be effective in different regions of Istanbul throughout the week. While it is stated that thunderstorms are expected today, storms and heavy showers are also predicted on Tuesday.

HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY

According to AKOM's forecast, thunderstorms will be effective in Istanbul on Tuesday, October 13. While the air temperature is expected to be 16 degrees at the lowest and 20 degrees at the highest, the amount of precipitation is estimated to be between 5-15 kilograms per square meter.

Storms and heavy showers are expected on Wednesday, October 14. It is predicted that the temperature will be between 16-18 degrees and the amount of precipitation will be between 30-60 kilograms per square meter.

RAIN WILL CONTINUE ITS EFFECT UNTIL THE WEEKEND

While partly cloudy weather is expected to be effective on Thursday, October 15, no precipitation is predicted. On Friday, October 16, partly cloudy and locally rainy weather is predicted. The amount of precipitation is expected to be between 1-4 kilograms per square meter.

It is estimated that there will be very cloudy and slightly rainy weather on Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18. The amount of rainfall is expected to be between 2-5 kilograms per square meter on both days.

AKOM stated that citizens should be careful and cautious, especially against the expectation of heavy rain and storms.