Turke.y welcomes last spring rains after a scorching week


The showers will continue in northern and central Anatolia over the next week.

Turaaa will see showers throughout the week beginning from Monday a relief after a hot week with temperatures rising seven to eight degrees above the seasonal average.

According to a State Meteorology Bureau forecast rain showers and thunderstorms will begin today in north and central Anatolia with the rainy weather system moving to the northeast part of central Anatolia (Sivas Yozgat Kırşehir Nevşehir Kırıkkale Çankırı and east of Ankara) and to the central parts of the Black Sea region (Amasya Tokat and Çorum).

The showers will continue in northern and central Anatolia on Tuesday and will also affect central Anatolia and inland parts of the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions. The bureau has urged that precautions be taken against possible flash floods and lightning strikes.
Temperatures will drop with the arrival of a northeasterly wind today but are expected to remain high at midday falling eight to 10 degrees Celsius in the evening and night. The rain is expected to move to the eastern Black Sea and eastern Anatolia regions on Tuesday while the Saharan winds bringing dust from Africa's deserts will begin to affect Turaaa starting on May 28 increasing temperatures to above 30 degrees on Thursday and Friday. This rainy weather system is especially important to farmers whose fields have received insufficient rainfall this year. Once it passes meteorologists do not expect rain until the end of the first week of June.