Snowfalls that continue on Troodos and heavy showers over the past few days have provided much needed support for dam flows, albeit brief, as the outlook gradually changes by Wednesday, with milder weather and higher temperatures.
Senior Met Office forecaster Michalis Mouskos told the Cyprus News Agency that last weekends' rainfall was significant, raising the percentage to more than a third of the month's average. 'This was 9% on Friday', he said.
Snow on Mount Olympus stands at five centimetres, much lower than previous years, which saw deeper levels starting in December. Additional snowfalls are expected today and tomorrow, at intervals.
'As of Monday evening, such phenomena become more isolated', Mouskos added, predicting that snow will reach up to 10 centimetres.
Commenting on the importance of snow for aquifers, the Met Office forecaster said that melting snow, coupled by rain have been raising dam flows over the past couple of days.
But as the weather changes on Wednesday, 'we must expect the next system', he noted.
There's nothing on the horizon at the moment.
SOURCE-CNA