Winter is coming from the Caucasus: Temperatures will drop rapidly, snow is on the way

Warm November days give way to cold and rainy weather. According to the predictions of the General Directorate of Meteorology (MGM); The temperature drop, which will start from the west on Wednesday, November 4, will spread throughout the country by the end of the week.

While MGM predicts that temperatures will decrease by 5 to 8 degrees, Ahmet Uçar, one of the former managers of the institution, stated that the decrease may reach 8 to 12 degrees in some regions with the cold wave coming over the Caucasus. Uçar stated that the system, which is expected to be effective between 5-10 November, will cause Türkiye to experience temperatures below seasonal norms.

TEMPERATURE IS FALLING IN ISTANBUL AND ANKARA

Cold weather will also be felt in metropolitan cities. The highest temperature in Istanbul, which is expected to be 19 degrees on Tuesday, will drop to 12 degrees on Saturday. In Ankara, the temperature is expected to drop from 19 degrees to 9 degrees at the weekend.

FIRST SNOW IN HIGH SECTIONS

As the temperature drops, snowfall may occur in higher elevations. MGM reported that sleet and snow are expected in the inner and higher parts of the Eastern Black Sea Region and the northeast of Eastern Anatolia as of Thursday, November 5. There is also a possibility of snow in the high areas in the northeastern part of Central Anatolia on November 8.

With the cold weather, the risk of icing and frost will increase, especially in the central and eastern regions, at night and in the morning.