Rain and thunderstorms are forecast to continue in the interior and the highlands of Cyprus in the next few days but the dust is expected to clear by Thursday afternoon.

As meteorological officer Panayiotis Michael told CNA on Wednesday the dust present in the atmosphere is expected to clear by tomorrow afternoon whereas the weather is due to take a turn for the better by the weekend with temperatures rising and exceeding 30 degrees Celsius.

The phenomenon of dust in the atmosphere in Cyprus is not a rare one for this time of the year Michael said, adding that the dust present in the atmosphere in the past few days has originated from Jordan and Saudi Arabia, due to eastern and northeastern winds.

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