
Cold air coming from the Balkans and rainy systems originating from the Central Mediterranean will increase their impact in Istanbul.
With the cold air coming from the Balkans and the rainy system of the Central Mediterranean, the temperature in Istanbul will drop, severe storms and showers weighing up to 70 kg per square meter are expected.
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Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality AKOM warned about weather systems coming over the Balkans and the Central Mediterranean.
With the cold air coming from the Balkans, the temperature in Istanbul will drop sharply and the showers will intensify.
According to the evaluations of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Disaster Affairs and Risk Management Department AKOM; Cold air coming from the Balkans and rainy systems coming from the Central Mediterranean are expected to be effective in almost all parts of our country, especially in Istanbul.
SEVERE STORM WILL BE EFFECTIVE
Accordingly, it is predicted that intermittent rain today will increase its effect after the night hours (23.00), and tomorrow morning, starting from 09.00, there will be intermittent moves and heavy rain transitions with strong storms between 50-80 kilometers per hour.
40-70 KILOGRAMS OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED PER SQUARE METER
Due to the heavy rains expected to occur with the storm until Thursday noon (13.00), 40-70 kilograms per square meter in the northern and central districts of the European Side (Çatalca, Arnavutköy, Eyüpsultan, Sarıyer, Başakşehir, Esenyurt, Büyükçekmece) and the eastern districts of the Anatolian Side (Maltepe, Kartal, Sultanbeyli, Pendik, Tuzla and Şile); It is estimated that rainfall in the range of 20-40 kilograms can be observed in other places.
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There will be thunderstorms and heavy rain until noon on Thursday
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AKOM announced that strong storms and heavy rain are expected in Istanbul from Wednesday morning due to cold weather and rainy systems coming from the Balkans.
AKOM warned citizens by announcing that strong storms and heavy rain were expected in Istanbul starting from Wednesday morning. The wind speed is expected to reach 80 km, and in some districts, 70 kg of precipitation per square meter is expected.

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