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Cyprus meteorology department issues Friday yellow thunderstorm warning

Cyprus’s Department of Meteorology issued a yellow warning for isolated strong thunderstorms on November 6, valid from 11:00 to 15:00 UTC. It identifies mainly mountain, southern and eastern areas, with possible hail and strong gusts. These are forecast hazards, not verified storm damage or casualties.

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Source published: 6 Nov 2026 08:53 UTC

Urgency: Watch · Evidence: Primary source

What the sources establish

The Department of Meteorology is the forecast issuer. Its dated original warning was inspected directly; this is a single authoritative forecast, not independent verification of weather impacts. The earlier Cyprus Mail forecast remains in the sources and history. No material disagreement was established. The warning was issued November 6 at 10:53 local time (UTC+2), represented as 08:53 UTC. Its local validity is 13:00–17:00. The timestamp is the warning’s issue minute, not storm onset.

Evidence last checked: 6 Nov 2026 10:30 UTC.

Corrections and updates

Update: Replaced the general forecast with the official November 6 yellow warning, its validity period and publication-based timing. Predicted conditions remain distinct from observed impacts.

5 Nov 2026 06:17 UTC — First published as a single-source dated forecast, with predicted conditions distinguished from observed impacts and a representative country marker.

6 Nov 2026 10:30 UTC — Updated the stable weather signal with the official November 6 yellow warning and its validity; changed event_time to the warning issue minute, retained the original first publication date and earlier forecast history.

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