Temperature in Istanbul to start falling at 15:00: 20 at noon, 13 by 18:00

In Istanbul, the lodos storm is giving way to thundery showers. According to NTV's report, based on forecasts from the General Directorate of Meteorology, the city began the day at 16-17 degrees; temperatures will reach 20-22 degrees around midday and then drop to 10-12 degrees within hours.

The decline will begin at 15:00, when the wind turns to the north. By 18:00 the temperature will fall to 13 degrees, and at midnight it will be 11-12 degrees. During the same hours, thundery showers will be effective in places.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Coordination Centre (AKOM), drawing attention to the sharp drop in air temperatures, stated that "precipitation will increase its impact across the province toward the evening hours." According to AKOM, showers are expected to be effective until the night hours, at times in the form of strong thundery showers. AKOM stated that storm and heavy precipitation passages will continue until Sunday morning.

The Istanbul Governor's Office, for its part, announced that citizens must be careful and take precautions against adverse events such as sudden floods, flash floods, lightning, tornadoes, local hail, storms and disruptions in transport.

According to the General Directorate of Meteorology, the wind will blow from southerly directions in Marmara and the Northern and Coastal Aegean as a strong and short-lived storm (40-70 km/h); from midday onward it will blow strongly at 40-60 km/h from north and northeast directions in northern Marmara. Precipitation is expected to be locally strong in Marmara (except Bilecik) and along the Western Black Sea coasts. Due to the severe wind, roof blow-offs, toppled poles and transport disruptions are being experienced.