
Yellow code warning in 18 provinces due to cold and rainy weather; Heavy rain is expected in Istanbul tomorrow
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The General Directorate of Meteorology has issued a yellow code warning for 18 provinces across the country, where cold and rainy weather has increased its impact. It was stated that temperatures will drop by 4 to 6 degrees in the central and eastern parts, and storms reaching 70 kilometers per hour, heavy rain and snowfall in high areas are expected. Rainfall is expected to be heavy in the Central and Eastern Black Sea coasts, Şırnak, Hakkari and Siirt, and very strong and heavy in the Rize and coastal areas of Artvin.
The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a "yellow" code warning for 18 provinces across the country, including Adana, Antalya, Trabzon and Rize, where the effect of cold and rainy weather increased. It is stated that temperatures will drop by 4 to 6 degrees in the central and eastern parts; Citizens were asked to be careful and cautious against the storm reaching 70 kilometers per hour, heavy rain and snowfall expected in high areas.
Rainfall is expected to be heavy in the Central and Eastern Black Sea coasts, Şırnak, Hakkari and Siirt surroundings, and very strong and heavy in the coastal areas of Rize and Artvin. Storms and heavy rain are expected to be effective in Adana, Antalya, Artvin, Bitlis, Burdur, Giresun, Hakkari, Hatay, Isparta, Mersin, Kahramanmaraş, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Siirt, Trabzon, Şırnak and Osmaniye.
The snow came early
Some places in the capital were covered in white due to the snowfall that took effect the previous night.
Following the heavy rain on the Bolu Mountain Tunnel section of the Anatolian Highway and the Bolu Mountain passage of the D-100 highway, the snow depth reached 10 centimeters.
Snow depth increased to 25 centimeters in the higher parts of Sivas. 30 vehicles stranded on the Sivas-Gümüşhane road continued their journey with the intervention of the teams.
Historical buildings in the Safranbolu district of Karabük, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, were covered with snow.
The Macahel Passage in Artvin was closed through 230 villages in Kastamonu and 20 villages in Sinop.
In the plateaus of Trabzon, Ordu and Rize, snow depth reached 20 centimeters in places.
Snow depth reached 10 centimeters in Erzurum's Palandöken Ski Resort.
Istanbul will be rainy tomorrow
There will be heavy rain in Istanbul tomorrow. Istanbul Airport, Adalar, Arnavutköy, Ataşehir, Avcılar, Bağcılar, Başakşehir, Bayrampaşa, Beşiktaş, Beykoz, Beylikdüzü, Beyoğlu, Büyükçekmece, Çatalca, Çekmeköy, Esenler, Gaziosmanpaşa, Kadıköy, Kartal, Küçükçekmece, Maltepe, Pendik, Sancaktepe, Sarıyer, Şile, Silivri, Şişli, Sultanbeyli, Heavy rain was predicted for Sultangazi and Üsküdar tomorrow. In the districts of Istanbul tomorrow, the lowest temperatures will vary between 5 and 9 degrees, and the highest temperatures will vary between 10 and 14 degrees.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Heavy rain will be effective in Istanbul tomorrow and the lowest temperatures in the districts will vary between 5 and 9 degrees and the highest temperatures will vary between 10 and 14 degrees.
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The General Directorate of Meteorology predicted partly cloudy weather and precipitation in many regions across Türkiye. Sleet and snowfall are expected with the temperature drop in the inner parts. There is a risk of haze and fog in the morning and night hours. Temperatures will remain below seasonal norms.

The snowfall that started yesterday evening in Van and its districts closed the Van-Bahçesaray road and closed the roads of 68 neighborhoods and 29 hamlets. Transported education was suspended for 1 day in Çaldıran, Muradiye, Erciş, Gürpınar, İpekyolu and Tuşba. Municipal teams started working to combat snow with 1,032 personnel and 450 work machines.

The cold wave coming from Siberia is affecting Türkiye and thermometers dropped by 10 degrees. A snowfall warning has been issued for 20 provinces. While the temperature felt in Istanbul drops to 6-7 degrees, snowfall continues in places above a thousand meters in the Black Sea. Meteorological Engineer Adil Tek predicted that there was a possibility of snowfall in Istanbul at the end of December, but this year's winter would be a mild and rainy winter similar to last year.
The General Directorate of Meteorology announced that it forecast partly cloudy and sometimes cloudy weather across the country. Rain, showers and snow are expected in the Eastern Black Sea coast and Eastern Anatolia. A yellow alert warning was issued for Artvin, Giresun, Ordu, Rize, Samsun and Trabzon. Temperatures will remain below seasonal norms.

The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow code heavy rain warning for Artvin, Bolu, Kastamonu, Rize, Sinop, Van, Zonguldak, Bartın and Düzce. While a 4-6 degree temperature drop was expected in the central and eastern parts, a yellow alert was issued in 18 cities and snow fell in many provinces.

The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow code heavy rain warning in Artvin, Bolu, Kastamonu, Rize, Sinop, Van, Zonguldak, Bartın and Düzce. While a 4-6 degree temperature drop is expected in the central and eastern parts, a yellow alert was declared in 18 cities. Many provinces were covered in white as a result of the snowfall.