Türkiye issues yellow warning for 12 provinces over heavy rainfall

Türkiye’s meteorological authorities have issued a “yellow” weather warning for 12 provinces, cautioning residents over the risk of heavy rainfall across parts of the country.

According to the Turkish State Meteorological Service, the latest forecasts indicate that much of the country will experience partly to mostly cloudy conditions, TRT Haber reports.

Intermittent rain and showers are expected in the northern and eastern parts of the Eastern Mediterranean, the Eastern Black Sea region, and eastern and south-eastern Anatolia, including the vicinity of Ordu.

Thunderstorms are forecast for the Eastern Mediterranean and south-eastern Anatolia, while higher elevations in the inland Eastern Black Sea and north-eastern parts of eastern Anatolia could see sleet and snowfall.

Forecasters warned that rainfall may be locally heavy in south-eastern Anatolia, southern and eastern parts of south-eastern Anatolia, and in the provinces of Elazığ, Tunceli, Bingöl, Hatay, Osmaniye, Kilis and Adıyaman.

A yellow-coded alert has been issued for Bingöl, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Hatay, Mardin, Siirt, Tunceli, Şanlıurfa, Batman, Şırnak and Osmaniye, signalling potential weather-related disruption.

Authorities also cautioned about ongoing avalanche risks and snowmelt in steep, snow-covered areas of eastern Anatolia and the inland Eastern Black Sea region.

Temperatures are expected to rise above seasonal norms in western and central regions, while remaining close to average elsewhere. Winds are forecast to be light to moderate, blowing from the north and north-east in the west, and from southerly directions in the east.

By Aghakazim Guliyev