Rain

Today begins one of the two atmospheric disturbances that will affect our country, with the other expected Saturday. The main feature of the weather today will be showers and occasional thunderstorms possibly locally heavy on the islands of the eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese.

The weather in Bulgaria on Thursday, November 21, will be variable, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. Rain is expected in the morning, followed by sunny periods in the afternoon. Snow will fall in Western Bulgaria and the Forebalkan region during the morning. Winds will be moderate to strong, coming from the west.

Weather forecasters say there will be a noticeable drop in temperatures this coming weekend.

According to the director of the National Meteorological Service, Thodoris Kolidas, rain is expected Thursday and Friday, but it will stop from Saturday afternoon.

But he added that the temperature will fall significantly below the seasonal levels, by around 10 degrees.

On November 9-10, temperatures in Bulgaria will range from -5°C to 0°C, with slightly warmer conditions near the Black Sea coast and around 0°C in Sofia. Cloud cover will gradually increase through the day, becoming thick by evening. Rain is expected in the far northeast by night. Winds will be moderate and from the north-northeast.

The high-pressure system that has kept Greece dry is beginning to weaken, and by Sunday, a new weather pattern will bring rain, especially across western, central, and southern regions. This shift, expected to last until mid-next week, will bring a brief drop in temperature.

Greece is set to experience a significant change in weather next week, according to meteorologist Thodoris Kolydas, director of the Hellenic Meteorological Service (EMY).

After two months of dry conditions, the country will face rain, particularly in western, central and southern regions.

Temperatures will also drop, with the possibility of snow on mountain peaks.

Greece experienced an extreme drought this October, with many regions receiving no rainfall, and most areas recording less than 10% of the average rainfall over the past 15 years. 

A year after the devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel in Thessaly, Greece is now grappling with prolonged dry conditions causing significant problems.

A significant cyclone has brought rain to Spain, highlighting the atmospheric conditions responsible for such precipitation, according to Anastasia Stoycheva, Director of the "Forecasts and IO" Department at the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology.

This October has been extremely dry across almost the entire country.

The American weather forecasting model, GFS, predicts a drop in cold air masses for the first days of November, also presenting a scenario of severe bad weather with low pressure in the Aegean and significant rainfall.

The image below shows the descent of the cold air masses.