Yellow weather alert as temperatures reach 40 degrees in Cyprus

The heatwave is here again as temperatures hit 40 degrees in Cyprus! 

Temperatures hit the hot 40 C inland today, edging up even more on Tuesday, prompting the Cyprus met office to issue a yellow alert.

The yellow alert is in force from 1 pm to 5 pm on Monday. The met office announcement says that inland maximum temperature of around 40 C is expected and warns the vulnerable parts of the population to be extremely careful while exposing themselves to the high temperatures.