Breaking news... The direction of the storm is changing! It will blow at a speed of 90 kilometers... Alarm in 11 provinces including Istanbul
General Directorate of Meteorology and Istanbul Governorship warned citizens against strong winds, storms and heavy rains.
Quick Look
- The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow code warning for 11 provinces, including Istanbul.
- While showers, storms and temperature drops are expected throughout the country throughout the weekend, Istanbul Governorship and AKOM called for precautions against adverse weather conditions.
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Why It Matters
The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow code warning for 11 provinces due to the expected adverse weather conditions across Türkiye. Storms and heavy rain are expected to be effective in Istanbul.
NEWS CENTER - It is estimated that showers and occasionally thunderstorms will be effective in Marmara, Aegean, Western Mediterranean, northern and western Central Anatolia, Western and Central Black Sea, inner parts of Trabzon and Rize, Giresun, Artvin and Ardahan.
It is predicted that the wind will blow from southerly directions in the south of Marmara and the Northern Aegean, and from northerly directions in the north of Marmara, as a strong and short-term storm.
Haze and fog are expected in Central Anatolia and Eastern Anatolia in the morning and at night.
On Sunday, partly and very cloudy weather is expected across the country. It is estimated that the weather will be rainy in the south and east of Marmara, the Northern Aegean, the north and east of Central Anatolia, the Black Sea, the north of Eastern Anatolia and the coasts of Aydın, Malatya, Bingöl, Muş and Van, and it will be rainy and snowy in the highlands of the inner parts of the Eastern Black Sea and the northeastern parts of Eastern Anatolia.
Rainfall is expected to be heavy in places around the Eastern Black Sea coast and Ordu.
SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGH LANDS OF BITLIS AND NORTH OF VAN ON MONDAY
On Monday, the weather is expected to be partly cloudy and partly cloudy. It is estimated that there will be rain and showers, occasional thunderstorms in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Black Sea coasts, southeast of Eastern Anatolia and Şanlıurfa, Batman, Mardin and Siirt, and sleet and snow in the highlands of Bitlis and the north of Van.
Haze and occasional fog are expected in the Marmara and central and eastern parts in the morning and at night.
On Tuesday, partly cloudy and sometimes very cloudy weather is expected across the country, with showers and occasional thunderstorms expected in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean coasts, the southeast of Eastern Anatolia, Çanakkale, the north of Izmir, Şanlıurfa, Mardin, Batman and Siirt.
THUNDER SHOWERS WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM THURSDAY
On Wednesday, the weather will be partly cloudy throughout the country. Showers and thunderstorms are expected in Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean, southwest of Eastern Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia (except Siirt), west of Konya and Ankara, Eskişehir, Düzce, Zonguldak, Bolu, Karabük and Bingöl.
Starting from Thursday, intermittent rain and showers, and occasionally thunderstorms, will affect most of the country.
It is estimated that temperatures will be above seasonal norms in some places in the northern, central and western parts, and will decrease in the northern parts as of Sunday and remain around seasonal norms throughout the country.
YELLOW WARNING FOR 11 PROVINCES
The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow code warning for 11 provinces, including Istanbul, due to the expected heavy rainfall tomorrow. In the statement made by the General Directorate, Balıkesir, Bilecik, Bursa, Çanakkale, Edirne, Istanbul, Kırklareli, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Tekirdağ and Yalova were among the provinces given a yellow code warning.
ISTANBUL GOVERNORSHIP GAVE THE TIME
In the statement made by the Governorship of Istanbul, it was reminded that the General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow code warning for Istanbul, stating that strong winds and storms were expected between 02.00 on 13 November and 05.00 on 14 November. In the statement, it was stated that the city was under the influence of the storm since the night hours, and it was noted that the necessary information was provided to 23 disaster groups, 39 district governorships and relevant institutions within the scope of the Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP). Institutions were asked to keep their communication channels open without interruption and to make plans for the vehicles, work machines, equipment and personnel that may be needed.
The Governorship stated that as of 13:00, a total of 74 reports had been received to 112 Emergency Call Center regarding roof flying, falling trees and dangerous parts, and the relevant institutions responded to all of the reports.
LODOS IS GOING, POYRAZ IS COMING... AKOM: THE SPEED WILL REACH 90 KILOMETERS
According to the statement made by AKOM, cold and rainy weather is expected to enter Istanbul as of tomorrow.
For this reason, it is estimated that the wind blowing from the southerly direction (southwest) at 60 to 90 kilometers per hour in the form of a strong storm in places will change its direction to the northern direction (northern wind) as of noon tomorrow.
It is predicted that the temperatures, which are currently at spring values in the range of 20-23 degrees, will decrease by 6-8 degrees, along with showers.
It is expected that the precipitation that will be seen in the region after noon on Saturday will increase its effect throughout the province towards the evening hours, and may be effective in the form of showers and occasionally strong thunderstorms until the night hours.
AKOM warned citizens to be careful and cautious against possible negative effects due to storms and heavy rainfall in the region until Sunday morning.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Storms and showers will be effective in Istanbul on November 13-14.
Very likely · Within days
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