Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon were on a trip in Rocky Mountains last weekend when heavy snowstorm hit

Two Colorado college students have been found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend when a heavy snowstorm hit, authorities said.

The bodies of Kaden Matsuda, 19, of Ridgway, Colorado, and Jackson Donlon, 20, of New York, were found on Wednesday afternoon in a basin of West Apostle Mountain, about 100 miles (160km) south-east of Aspen, the Chaffee county sheriff’s office said in a statement posted on social media.

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© Photograph: Steve Boice/Alamy

© Photograph: Steve Boice/Alamy

© Photograph: Steve Boice/Alamy

Thick fog since 9.15am has been affecting traffic in the mountainous areas of Limassol, mainly in the areas of Agros, Handria and Kyperounta.

The police have warned visibility is limited and motorists should be particularly careful.

A new yellow warning is in place for Thursday, as areas with thunderstorms are expected to be hit by hail and gale force winds.

The warning is valid from 9am till 5pm, initially to the west and later in other areas as well.

Winds on Thursday will start off as a southwest moderate to fresh breeze of 4 to 5 Beaufort, with near gale to gale force winds of 7 to 8 Beaufort during thunderstorms, over moderate to rough seas.

Temperatures will reach 23C inland and along the coast, and 12C in the highest mountains.

Thursday night will be cloudy with isolated showers along the coast.

Winds will be a southwest to west moderate to fresh breeze of 4 to 5 Beaufort, over moderate to rough seas.

Temperatures will drop to 12C inland and along the coast, and to 4C in the highest mountains.

Friday and Saturday will be cloudy with a few isolated showers, with thunderstorms returning on Sunday at noon.

Temperatures will gradually rise to the seasonal average.