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Türkiye’s Interior Ministry and the Meteorology General Directorate issued a yellow-coded weather warning for 15 provinces on Thursday, Jan. 22, as a widespread winter system brings heavy rain, snowfall, strong winds and avalanche risk across large parts of the country.
Locally severe precipitation is expected in coastal regions, while inland and eastern areas will see snow and mixed precipitation.
Meteorology states that much of the country experiences cloudy conditions with precipitation across Marmara, the Aegean, the Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, inland Western and Central Black Sea, parts of Southeastern Anatolia, and southern and western Eastern Anatolia, excluding Van and Hakkari.
Coastal areas receive rain and thunderstorms, while inland regions see rain mixed with snow. Higher elevations and parts of eastern Türkiye are expected to face snowfall.
The yellow-coded warning covered the following provinces:
Authorities warn that heavy rain can trigger flooding and water accumulation in urban areas. Lightning, local hail and waterspout risk exist along parts of the coast.
The meteorology department issues a local heavy rainfall warning for Istanbul during the morning hours.
Forecast details shared by Meteorology describe the following high-risk zones:
Meteorology also issues warnings for icing and frost across inland and eastern Türkiye. Avalanche risk exists in steep, high-elevation areas with deep snow cover in the inland Eastern Black Sea and eastern Eastern Anatolia.
Meteorology publishes daily maximum temperatures alongside general conditions.
Below are key city highs for Thursday:
Rain mixed with snow or snowfall affects Ankara, Cankiri, Afyon, Isparta, Eskisehir, Kayseri, Bolu, Malatya, Batman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep and Siirt.
Coastal provinces, including Istanbul, Izmir, Adana, Antalya and Hatay receive rainfall.
Meteorology states that air temperatures increase across northern, inland and western regions. Northern areas remain above seasonal norms, while other regions stay near seasonal averages.
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