Daily Brief

Today's high was 38.3°C at Athalassa, and six stations logged a tropical night, a hot, still one across the island, with no rain anywhere in the past 24 hours.

Tomorrow is the story: Nicosia climbs to 35°C, feeling like 39°C, with a 25% chance of a shower. Polis Chrysochous also feels like 39°C at a high of 34°C. Larnaca reaches 32°C (feels 36°C), Limassol and Paralimni/Protaras both 31°C (feels 35-36°C), and Paphos stays coolest at 29°C (feels 34°C). UV runs high to very high, 7 to 8, everywhere. Troodos drops to 24°C with a 53% rain chance, pack a layer if you're heading to the mountains.

The sea stays warm and calm for swimming, 28.7-29.2°C with waves under half a metre.

Heat dominates today. Nicosia tops out at 37°C, feeling like 39°C, and Polis Chrysochous nearly matches it at 33°C, feeling like 39°C too. Larnaca reaches 33°C, Limassol and Paralimni & Protaras hit 32°C, and Paphos stays gentler at 30°C, feeling like 35°C. UV is high to very high across the island, peaking at 8 in Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Troodos. Troodos is the outlier, capped at a cooler 26°C with a 35% chance of rain — worth an umbrella if you're heading up the mountain. The sea is warm and calm for swimming, from 27.9°C off Paphos to 28.8°C off Larnaca, with waves under half a metre everywhere. Tomorrow eases slightly: Nicosia down to 35°C, Limassol to 31°C, Paphos to 29°C.