Agricultural Frost Warning Issued for Inland Farmlands

November 4, 2026 · Milliyet Ekonomi

As temperatures drop below freezing in inland regions due to a cold air mass from the Balkans, the meteorological service has issued an agricultural frost warning for farming areas.

Temperatures are dropping and the risk of agricultural frost is beginning

Temperatures across Turkey, which have been around or slightly above seasonal norms, are set to experience a sharp decline starting from the western regions. According to the latest assessments by the General Directorate of Meteorology, the cool and rainy weather front will persist until the middle of next week. Due to the sudden drop in temperatures, a local agricultural frost warning has been issued for production areas in the interior regions where agricultural activities are ongoing. Ice formation, frost, and mixed rain are expected in higher elevations, and producers are advised to take precautions.

Thermometers to drop below freezing in inland areas

According to forecasts shared by the General Directorate of Meteorology, temperatures will fall to zero and below in many centers between November 4-9. During this period, the lowest temperatures are expected to drop to minus 4 degrees Celsius in Erzurum, minus 3 in Sivas, and minus 1 in Afyonkarahisar. The thermometers are predicted to show 0 degrees in the capital Ankara and Tokat, while it will be measured at 1 degree in Konya, and 2 degrees in Bolu and Eskişehir. Istanbul will drop to 9 degrees, Izmir and Trabzon to 8, Balıkesir to 6, and Samsun to 5 degrees.

Heavy rainfall and storm warning for the Eastern Mediterranean

Heavy downpours and thunderstorms are affecting the Eastern Mediterranean and the west of Southeastern Anatolia. Rainfall is expected to range between 21 to 50 kilograms per square meter in Hatay, northern Osmaniye, eastern Adana, and western Gaziantep. In the districts of Erzin, Dörtyol, Payas, and Hassa in Hatay, and in the center of Osmaniye, rainfall is estimated to reach between 51 to 100 kilograms. In line with this, a yellow code meteorological warning has been issued for Adana and Gaziantep, and an orange code warning for Hatay and Osmaniye.

Yellow code alert across Marmara and Aegean

The Meteorology issued a yellow code rainfall warning for a total of 19 provinces, including Aydın, Balıkesir, Bursa, Çanakkale, Edirne, Istanbul, İzmir, Manisa, and Muğla. In addition to locally heavy downpours in the coastal Aegean and western Marmara regions, winds are expected to blow as storms from the north. It was noted that heavy rainfall, which will also affect the Black Sea coastal provinces, could pose risks such as floods, inundation, local hail, and waterspouts in coastal areas, and producers were advised to follow early warnings.

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