Daily Brief

Cyprus topped out at 30°C today, the island's highest reading logged in Nicosia, after a warm night that kept five stations above the tropical-night threshold; three stations picked up rain in the past 24 hours.

Tomorrow turns milder and wetter. Nicosia cools to 26°C (feels like 28°C) but carries an 80% chance of rain, while Limassol and Larnaca stay near 26-27°C with lower rain odds around 10-35% and UV up to 7. Paphos reaches 23°C with feels-like 25°C and a 63% rain chance, Polis Chrysochous holds at 27°C with 53% rain odds, and Paralimni-Protaras sees 26°C with a one-in-three chance of showers. Troodos turns properly autumnal, just 15°C (feels 13°C) with 63% rain likely.

The sea stays swimmable, 25-27°C with calm 0.3-0.7 metre waves along the coast.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a yellow alert for isolated heavy thunderstorms today from 12:00 to 17:59 across the north, the mountains and inland areas, with possible hail and rain rates locally above 35mm per hour.

Elsewhere it's a mild, humid day: Nicosia reaches 27°C (feels 28°C) with a 60% rain chance, Limassol 27°C with just 15% rain risk, Larnaca 26°C (feels 28°C) with 25% rain, Paphos 25°C, and Polis Chrysochous and Paralimni & Protaras near 26°C, while Troodos stays cool at 16°C (feels 15°C) with 50% rain risk. Five stations recorded a tropical night, and Larnaca Faneromeni is currently the hottest spot at 21.5°C.

The sea stays warm for swimming, from 25.1°C off Limassol to 26.7°C off Protaras, with gentle waves under a metre everywhere.

Tomorrow eases slightly, with most coastal towns near 26-27°C and Paphos cooling to 23°C.