Precipitation

Code Yellow for potentially hazardous weather has been issued across most Bulgarian regions on Monday, except the northwestern Vidin.

Rain showers accompanied by thunder will fall in the afternoon. Towards the evening, hail could strike parts of eastern Bulgaria, the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology warned.

The heavy rains and the large hail that hit Bulgaria in the last week are expected to continue for ten more days, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology.

The bad weather has brought thunderstorms and torrential rains throughout the country. Dozens of vehicles, houses, orchards and roads have been damaged due to the large hail.

The unusually wet and cool weather will continue until July, says the TV-MET meteorological head Petar Yankov, quoted by Bulgarian-language media. 

According to him, the weather will return to normal in July and in August it will be typically for the month hot and dry. 

Serbia to get "month's worth of rain in two days"

BELGRADE -- Serbia could face a fresh wave of flooding in the coming days, as forecasters said a month's worth of rain "or more" was expected to fall in the next two days.

Citizens of Bulgaria's capital Sofia awoke on Wednesday morning to see snowfall outside their windows.

Unseasonably cold temperatures have gripped much of the country just days before the Easter holidays. In the higher areas, snow cleaning vehicles had to be dispatched overnight.