Meteorology

On Thursday, sunny skies are expected, with cumulus clouds forming in the afternoon. These clouds will be more prominent over the mountainous regions of Western and Central Bulgaria, where short-term rainfall and thunderstorms are anticipated.

Limited instability in the continental areas in the coming days and a slight rise in temperature is expected, according to the director of the National Meteorological Service (EMF), Thodoris Kolydas. The winds will blow north – northwest 4 to 6 Beaufort and occasionally Friday-Saturday locally in the Aegean Sea at 6 to 7.

Light showers and thunderstorms in the west, central and north, locally accompanied by high frequency thunderstorms and localized hailstorms are also forecast today, according to the updated Emergency Weather Bulletin Weather issued on 08/19/2024.

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Citizens have been informed that the weather will worsen starting from the western, central, and northern regions with local showers and thunderstorms today, Monday (19-08-24), and tomorrow, Tuesday (20-08-24). These storms will be accompanied locally by frequent lightning and hailstorms.

Without the expected heatwave, the first 10 days of August will pass, but today temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees in some areas before dropping tomorrow, bringing instability.

A slight drop in temperature in the east with a strong north wind is expected over the next two days, according to the director of the National Meteorological Service (NMS), Thodoros Kolydas.

At the same time, as he points out, from Friday (2/8) the winds will weaken and the temperature will rise.

A storm hit Ioannina at noon on Thursday (11/7), causing a sharp drop in temperature and a simultaneous rise in humidity.

Today, the weather will remain sunny and hot. A light to moderate wind will blow from the north-northeast, with maximum temperatures ranging from 34° to 39°, and reaching 33° in Sofia, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a yellow warning code for high temperatures across the entire country today.

Following a prolonged heatwave, Greece is set to face bad weather from today, with the weather deteriorating significantly in certain geographical areas. Heavy rain, thunderstorms and hailstorms will be the main features of the weather, according to the National Meteorological Service (EMY), which has issued an emergency weather bulletin.

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