Global storm activity

During the weekend, a new cold Mediterranean cyclone, which is expected to rain and thunder activity in many places in the country, as well as strong gusts of wind in Eastern Bulgaria, will be developed, Nova TV reported. Daily temperatures on Saturday and Sunday remain high - over 20 degrees.

Today cloud is set to increase from northwest, rain will start at about noon, in the mountains - snowfall. This is the weather forecast of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology told Focus News Agency.

A new cold weather system, dubbed Okeanis by the National Meteorological Service, is to hit the country on Saturday morning, sending temperatures plunging by more than 10 degrees Celsius in some parts and bringing snowfall to much of the country.

The fire service rescued a father and his one-year-old son who were trapped in their car from snow accumulated by strong wind on a rural road near Thessaloniki late Monday night.

Authorities said the snow is 70 centimetres deep in the area. A cold weather system, dubbed Tilemachos, is sweeping into Greece, bringing freezing temperatures and snowfall in most parts of the country.

The clouds will be significant and there will be precipitation in many places in North and East Bulgaria. It will blow up to a moderate wind from north to northwest, and cold air will come in with it. Today until noon in places in the Danube Plain and Predbalkan the rain will transform to low snow.

Variable clouds over the country today. Light snow only in some places in the hours before noon, in the mountains and Northeast Bulgaria.

Light to moderate wind from west-northwest, tapering off in the evening in most areas. Maximum temperatures between 2°C and 7°C, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, said.

On Wednesday it is expected to start the first real snow for this year. This shows the mid-term patterns presented by Darik  this morning. Snow will start first in Northern Bulgaria, the Balkan, and on Thursday rainfall will continue to the south of Stara Planina and Strandja.

Atmospheric pressure will drop somewhat, but will stay higher than the November average.

Torrential rainstorms caused flash flooding on the Spanish island of Mallorca, killing at least six people and leaving nine others missing on Wednesday, authorities said.

Sofia. Most of the country will be sunny today, but clouds will start to increase first in eastern Bulgaria and later in the afternoon in the mountain areas and some places will see brief showers. There will be light wind, maximum temperatures will reach 24°C to 29°C, a little lower along the Black Sea coast.