Asprokemas reservoir

[Mark]

Over 1.6 million cubic metres inflow in the last 24 hours,

More than I remember in 15 years in Cyprus, augers well for no shortages of water this year.
Whilst the reservoir is only 24 % full, I hope that this is a sign that we may see an overflow with another 30 days like the last 24 hours.

[trevnhil]

The forecast I use is only showing 2x3hr slots with no rain between now and Monday night

[Mark]

Thanks Trev

Only circa 5 mcm this year inflow, but the 1.6 mcm in the last 24 hours is hugely significant, let's hope for another few days rainfall like this.

The weather now is reminiscent of late 2013, early 2014 when the reservoirs island wide reached capacity.

I hope!!!!!

[Dominic]

You mean 2011-2012. There was virtually no rain 2013-2014.

[LouiseCastricum]

http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/wdd/WDD.ns ... endocument

[Mark]

Wrong Dominic, 2013, 2014 resulted in overflows.

[Dominic]

No it didn't.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asprokremmos_Dam

[Dominic]

The forecast I use is only showing 2x3hr slots with no rain between now and Monday night

That forecast would appear to be wrong. Bucketing down at the moment.

[ApusApus]

And here on TOTK Road! According to Weather Underground we're due plenty of rain over the next 4/5 days


Shane

[cyprusmax47]

As long we have no power cut everything is fine, but in case we have one for a longer period, it would be catastrophic...
At least last nights were relatively warm with > 12c

Max

[trevnhil]

The forecast I use is only showing 2x3hr slots with no rain between now and Monday night

That forecast would appear to be wrong. Bucketing down at the moment

Maybe I worded it wrongly.... I was meant to be saying that the forecast only showed two, three hour slots, when it would not be raining..
So the forecast, like yourself, is correct that it is bucketing down

[cyprusmax47]

Another great rain radar site (German), one can start "interactiv" after clicking on the time window on the left of the page and is also looking 1-2 hours ahead..
https://www.wetteronline.de/regenradar/ ... 5&wro=true

Max

[Mark]

Wrong Dominic, 2013, 2014 resulted in overflows.

oops, I meant 2003/2004 when we arrived in Cyprus

[LouiseCastricum]

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[Jimgward]

So, in the rare event of a reservoir overflowing, the discharge is wasted in all occasions?

[Dominic]

The forecast I use is only showing 2x3hr slots with no rain between now and Monday night

That forecast would appear to be wrong. Bucketing down at the moment

Maybe I worded it wrongly.... I was meant to be saying that the forecast only showed two, three hour slots, when it would not be raining..
So the forecast, like yourself, is correct that it is bucketing down

Ah I see what you mean now.

[Mark]

The last 48 hours now totals inflow of just over 2.5 MCM (million cubic metres)

That equates to nearly 5 % of the capacity of the Asprokemas, ..........keep it coming.

On another vein, tourists on the harbour still in shorts, a hardy bunch!

[ApusApus]

On another vein, tourists on the harbour still in shorts, a hardy bunch!

Quite but by comparison it's glorious here! I can still remember being one of those "Winter tourists" looking at the locals dressed up in their thermals and thinking

But now I'm no longer in the hardy bunch!


Shane

[Paul]

When we first came here I used to go to the local bar with a t shirt on, and they looked at me as if I was mad till I told them the last winter in the UK we had was -16c for 5 days and that was in Sunderland!

[Dominic]

The reservoir today:
 

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