Heavy Rain Warning Issued for Istanbul and 14 Other Turkish Cities
Istanbul, May 27 – The Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM) has issued a yellow code warning for heavy rainfall in Istanbul and 14 other cities, including Izmir, on the second day of Eid al-Adha. The latest weather report indicates widespread showers and thunderstorms across various regions, with some areas expecting locally strong precipitation.
Detailed Forecast: Regions Affected by Heavy Rainfall
According to the MGM’s latest assessment, the entire country is expected to be partly to very cloudy. Northern and eastern Marmara, Inner Aegean, the Mediterranean (excluding central Antalya), Central Anatolia, the Black Sea region, northern and western Eastern Anatolia, Denizli and Aydın provinces, and the eastern parts of Izmir and Muğla are forecast to experience showers and thunderstorms. Other areas will be partly cloudy.
The rainfall is expected to be locally strong tomorrow afternoon in Thrace, Inner Aegean, the Lakes Region, the inner parts of the Western Black Sea, the Taurus Mountains region of the Eastern Mediterranean, Ankara, Kırıkkale, and Çankırı provinces, as well as the eastern parts of Niğde and Kayseri.
Temperature and Wind Conditions
Air temperatures are expected to remain around seasonal norms. Winds will generally blow from the north and northwest, and from the southwest in the eastern parts, with light to moderate intensity, occasionally strong during rainfall.
Specific City Forecasts
Marmara Region
Partly cloudy, becoming partly to very cloudy tomorrow afternoon with showers and thunderstorms across the region (excluding Çanakkale). Rainfall is expected to be locally strong in Edirne, Kırklareli, and Tekirdağ provinces.
- Çanakkale: 17°C, 28°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time.
- Istanbul: 17°C, 26°C – Partly cloudy, becoming partly to very cloudy tomorrow, with showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
- Kırklareli: 17°C, 29°C – Partly cloudy, becoming partly to very cloudy tomorrow, with showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
- Sakarya: 15°C, 29°C – Partly cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
Aegean Region
Partly to very cloudy, with rainfall expected across the region (excluding Izmir). Rainfall is expected to be locally strong in Muğla, Denizli, Afyonkarahisar, Uşak, and Kütahya provinces.
- Afyonkarahisar: 13°C, 20°C – Partly to very cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow afternoon. Rainfall is expected to be locally strong tomorrow afternoon.
- Denizli: 17°C, 28°C – Partly to very cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms in the early hours and tomorrow afternoon. Rainfall is expected to be locally strong tomorrow afternoon.
- Izmir: 19°C, 30°C – Partly to very cloudy, with localized showers and thunderstorms in the eastern parts in the early hours.
- Muğla: 13°C, 26°C – Partly to very cloudy, with localized showers and thunderstorms in the eastern parts in the early hours, and across the province tomorrow afternoon. Rainfall is expected to be locally strong tomorrow afternoon.
Mediterranean Region
Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms across the region (excluding central Antalya). Rainfall is expected to be locally strong tomorrow afternoon in Isparta and Burdur provinces, and in the Taurus Mountains region of the Eastern Mediterranean.
- Adana: 18°C, 30°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. Rainfall is expected to be locally strong in the Taurus Mountains region tomorrow afternoon.
- Antalya: 19°C, 28°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms in the western and inner parts tomorrow afternoon.
- Burdur: 13°C, 23°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with locally strong showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
- Hatay: 18°C, 28°C – Partly cloudy, becoming partly to very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
Central Anatolia Region
Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms across the region. Rainfall is expected to be locally strong tomorrow afternoon in Ankara, Kırıkkale, and Çankırı provinces, as well as the eastern parts of Niğde and Kayseri.
- Ankara: 14°C, 25°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with locally strong showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
- Eskişehir: 13°C, 23°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
- Konya: 12°C, 24°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
- Nevşehir: 10°C, 19°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
Western Black Sea Region
Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy in the inner parts over time, with showers and thunderstorms across the region. Rainfall is expected to be locally strong in the inner parts of the region tomorrow afternoon.
- Bolu: 13°C, 24°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with locally strong showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
- Düzce: 15°C, 27°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
- Kastamonu: 10°C, 22°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with locally strong showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
- Zonguldak: 16°C, 22°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
Central and Eastern Black Sea Region
Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with localized showers and thunderstorms across the region tomorrow afternoon.
- Amasya: 14°C, 28°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
- Artvin: 11°C, 27°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
- Samsun: 15°C, 24°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
- Trabzon: 16°C, 24°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon.
Eastern Anatolia Region
Partly cloudy, becoming partly to very cloudy over time, with showers and thunderstorms in Malatya tonight, and in the northern and western parts of the region tomorrow.
- Erzurum: 7°C, 18°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with localized showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
- Kars: 7°C, 20°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with localized showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
- Malatya: 13°C, 24°C – Partly cloudy, becoming very cloudy over time, with localized showers and thunderstorms after morning.
- Van: 8°C, 21°C – Partly cloudy.
Southeastern Anatolia Region
Partly cloudy.
- Diyarbakır: 14°C, 30°C – Partly cloudy.
- Mardin: 18°C, 30°C – Partly cloudy.
- Siirt: 15°C, 29°C – Partly cloudy.
- Şanlıurfa: 20°C, 33°C – Partly cloudy.
Marine Weather Forecast
No storms are expected.
Black Sea
Weather: Partly cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms from morning. Wind: South and southeast in the Western Black Sea, southwest at night, northwest in the afternoon, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 Beaufort. Waves: 0.5 to 1.5 m, occasionally 2.0 m. Visibility: Good.
Marmara Sea
Weather: Partly cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms from morning. Wind: North and northeast, from night onwards west and southwest, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 Beaufort. Waves: 0.5 to 1.5 m, occasionally 2.0 m. Visibility: Good.
Aegean Sea
Weather: Partly cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms from afternoon. Wind: West and southwest in the Northern Aegean, north and northeast until morning in the north, 3 to 5 Beaufort. West and southwest in the Southern Aegean, northwest in the south, 3 to 5 Beaufort. Waves: 1.0 to 2.0 m. Visibility: Good.
Mediterranean Sea
Weather: Partly cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms from morning. Wind: West and southwest in the Western Mediterranean, northwest in the west, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 Beaufort from morning. West and southwest in the Eastern Mediterranean, northeast in the north in the morning, 3 to 5, occasionally 6 Beaufort. Waves: 1.0 to 2.0 m, occasionally 2.5 m. Visibility: Good.
Lake Van
Weather: Partly cloudy. Wind: West and southwest, from morning onwards east and northeast, 2 to 4, occasionally 5 Beaufort. Waves: 0.25 to 0.50 m. Visibility: Good.
Source: Turkish State Meteorological Service, Milliyet.com.tr
