Rain

The environment ministry on Thursday warned of an expected rise in river levels as rain started to fall in many Bulgarian regions.

According to a forecast of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, a more considerable rainfall is expected in southern Bulgaria.

Indian summer over, rain and snow forecast

BELGRADE -- Colder weather is expected in Serbia starting on Wednesday, first in northwestern areas, and by the end of the day elsewhere in the country.

Code yellow for torrential rains and high winds is declared for Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast, said the National Meteorology and Hydrology Institute.

In the regions of Dobrich, Varna and Burgas the forecast expects gale force north wind and torrential rains. The weather is expected to improve on Sunday.

Authorities issued a weather warning for most of mainland Greece on Wednesday as heavy rain or hail is expected.

The National Meteorological Service said that there would also be strong winds.

The bad weather is expected to move to the northern and eastern Aegean, as well as the Sporades islands and Evia, overnight.

August will be rainy in western Bulgaria and warm and sunny at the Black Sea coast, shows the monthly forecast of the Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology. 

It is expected that the average monthly temperatures in the western parts of the country to be around and below the average, while in the east – above the average. 

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Devastating storms, whirlwind, unprecedented hail, and abundant rains are consequences of climate changes, experts warn.

The National Weather Forecaster has on Thursday issued a Code Yellow warning of downpours and storms for 20 counties to stay in place from 6 p.m. on Thursday till 6 a.m. on Friday.

Rainfall in July would be a bit over the normal values, said Krasimir Stoev of the National Institute for Metorology and Hydrology. 

The average rainfall in July is between 40 and 60 liters per square meter.

Ankara residents prepared their swimsuits for more pouring rain as Turkey’s capital was struck by thunder overnight on June 15 with weather more akin to a tropical climate.

The city’s infrastructure, which dutifully fails the test even against a mere drizzle, braced for a terrifying punishment from nature.

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.