Meteorology

It will be sunny before noon. In the afternoon, cumulus clouds will develop in places in Western and Central Bulgaria, but only in some mountainous areas will it rain for a short time.

A light wind will blow from the east-southeast. Hot weather with maximum temperatures mostly between 31°C and 36°C, in Sofia - around 31°C.

Temperatures in Beijing increased above 40 degrees Celsius on Thursday for the first time since 2014, breaking the record for the hottest day in June and the Chinese capital warned of extremely hot weather over the weekend, Reuters reported.

Maximum temperatures in most areas today will be between 29°C and 34°C, in Sofia - around 29°C.

Sunny weather will prevail. Around and after noon, cumulus clouds will develop and in some places, mainly in the mountainous, northwestern and extreme eastern regions, short-term rain will fall, it is also possible to thunder. A weak, mostly northeasterly wind will blow.

The minimum temperatures today will be between 12°C and 17°C, and the maximum between 26°C and 31°C, in Sofia - around 26°C.

Today over the western half of Bulgaria it will be mostly sunny, in the afternoon - with cumulus clouds, but it will be almost without precipitation.

Firefighters in Thessaloniki received 300 calls for assistance following flooding in the northern city during the early hours of Saturday morning.

A stream in the Polichni district burst its banks, flooding many homes. Some road tunnels were also flooded and one car had to be towed to safety.

Today in the western half of the country there will be short-term rains and thunderstorms again.

Mainly in the mountainous regions, there will be temporarily intense and significant rainfall locally after noon.

Cloudy weather will prevail today and in some places, mainly in the western half of Bulgaria, there will be short-term rains and thunderstorms.

There will be no precipitation along the Danube. In Eastern Bulgaria, a light wind will blow from the east-northeast. Maximum temperatures will be between 23°C and 28°C, in Sofia around 23°C.

Let us remind you that yesterday there was information that two cyclones are moving towards each other and will collide right over the Balkans.
As said, one cyclone is supposed to bring us showers even more abundant than the ones that are already hitting us. While the other brings even greater heat and fume.

Today in Western and Central Bulgaria there will be short-term rainfall accompanied by thunder. In some places, the precipitation will be intense and significant in quantity, there are conditions for hail. In Eastern Bulgaria, it will only rain and thunder in some areas, there will be more sunny hours there. A light to moderate wind will blow along the Black Sea from the east-northeast.