Snow warning from Orhan Şen! The temperature in Istanbul may drop to 12 degrees

Türkiye will be affected by rainy and cold weather in the new week. CNN TÜRK Meteorology Advisor Prof. Dr. Orhan Şen, while sharing his predictions for the coming days, warned of snowfall for higher areas. Stating that snow can be seen at points above 1500 meters from Wednesday evening to Saturday, Şen drew attention to the risk of heavy rainfall, floods and tornadoes on the Aegean coast.

With the new week, rainy weather will increase its effect throughout Türkiye. According to the assessment of General Directorate of Meteorology Weather Forecast Expert Fevzi Burak Tekin, there will be showers and occasionally thunderstorms in many regions. While heavy rainfall is expected especially on the Aegean coast, there will be a significant decrease in temperatures starting from Thursday.

Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change General Directorate of Meteorology Weather Forecast Expert Fevzi Burak Tekin made an evaluation about the weather expected this week. Stating that according to the latest evaluations, the rainy weather will continue to affect the country, Tekin said that there will be showers and occasionally thunderstorms. Tekin stated that tomorrow there will be rain in the Marmara, Aegean, Western Mediterranean, west of Central Anatolia, Western Black Sea, south of Eastern Anatolia, east of Southeastern Anatolia and around Hatay, Kahramanmaraş and Osmaniye.

Stating that the rains will continue on Tuesday in the Marmara, Aegean, Western Mediterranean, west of Central Anatolia, Western Black Sea, south of Eastern Anatolia, north and west of Southeastern Anatolia, and Hatay and Osmaniye, Tekin noted that the rains will have an effect throughout the country on Wednesday.

Warning against heavy rains, Tekin said: "We predict strong and sometimes heavy rains in the western parts of Izmir and Aydın until tomorrow morning, and very strong and sometimes heavy rains around Muğla until Tuesday morning. We want our citizens to be careful and cautious against sudden floods, floods, lightning, strong winds during rain, local hail, the risk of tornadoes and transportation disruptions."

Giving information about the expected weather conditions in three metropolitan cities, Tekin emphasized that partly cloudy and slightly cloudy weather will prevail in Ankara tomorrow. Stating that the rains will start in the capital from Monday to Tuesday, Tekin stated that there will be intermittent rain on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tekin stated that the temperature will be 19 degrees tomorrow, 18 degrees on Tuesday and 16 degrees on Wednesday.

Emphasizing that there will be showers and occasional thunderstorms in Istanbul for three days, Tekin said that the rains will become stronger with strong winds, especially on Wednesday. Tekin stated that the temperature in Istanbul will drop to 19 degrees tomorrow, 20 degrees on Tuesday and 15-16 degrees on Wednesday.

CNN TÜRK Meteorology Advisor Prof. Dr. Orhan Şen also made evaluations about the weather conditions of the coming days. Şen stated that there has been heavy rainfall on the Aegean coast since the beginning of the week, and that the rainfall will intensify on the 3rd and 4th of the month, especially on the coast from Çanakkale to Muğla. Stating that temperatures will drop below average in the western and northern regions as of Wednesday, Şen warned about the possibility of snowfall in higher areas.