8 December 2010 / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL
With the unseasonably warm weather that persisted through November already starting to cool since Sunday, temperatures are expected to drop further across Turkey after today’s sunny weather.
The temperature is expected to be as warm as 20 degrees Celsius in the Marmara region today, with no rainfall expected nationwide. On Thursday, rain is forecast in the Marmara and Aegean regions and will spread to the Mediterranean region on Friday. Snow is predicted for the weekend. Snow mixed with rain is expected in İstanbul on Saturday. The temperature will drop to 4 degrees Celsius in the city, while the effective temperature will be 0 degrees Celsius due to humidity on Saturday. Snow is anticipated in the Central Anatolian provinces as well over the weekend. Cold weather is predicted to continue on Sunday.