Saturday, December 6/2025

Courtesy mayor of Girne

Quite the storm last night. Varied with location but significant hail in Girne it seems. Smaller hits here. Though happy to see that remaining bird sh*t on the teras (Turkish teras happy equivalent to English terrace) has been washed away.

Apparently the storm has a name - Byron. Appropriate name for the dark,  turbulence of last night’s wind and rain. Southern Greece and the islands experienced it more violently yesterday, with schools closed in Athens due to massive flooding, as a catchment area outside the city recorded 245 mm of rain - close to ten inches - in just over a day.

Windy here today and showery with occasional lightning, but still warm.