Rila

Today, weather will remain unstable, and clouds will develop again. In the central and eastern regions, as well as in the Rila-Rhodope massif, there will be short-lived rainfall and thunderstorms. More significant will be phenomena later in the afternoon in Eastern Bulgaria and the Rhodope region. There will also be hailstorms. Maximum temperatures will be between 28 ° and 33 °.

Bulgaria's High Administrative Court on Tuesday annulled a decision of the former Environment Minister, Irina Kostova, about adopting a management plan for the Pirin National Park without undertaking a prior environmental evaluation.

 Today, from the northwest, the cloud will gradually break and clear and it will be mostly sunny to the northwest, while southeast areas will be mostly cloudy and rainy but only until the evening. There will be light northwest wind, increasing to moderate in Northern Bulgaria.

The degree of avalanche danger in the Balkan Mountains, Pirin, Rila and Vitosha Mountains is significant, the Mountain Rescue Service said, quoted by FOCUS News Agency.

The MRS recommends that tourists in the mountains move only by winter markings, keep up-to-date with weather conditions and take them into account when they are planning their route.

Cloudy weather today, snow in the far northwest areas. Breaking clouds over Southwestern Bulgaria. Light wind from east-northeast. The maximum temperatures will reach 3°C and 8°C, in the far southwest areas up to 10°C - 13°C, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology told FOCUS News Agency.

The Bulgarian Organization of Observatory Chalets (HAW) mounted an online camera of Malyovitsa Chalet, which will broadcast non-stop video with a view to the top.

A major breakdown left  Borovets resort without water.

From the Water Supply and Sewerage Sofia District explained bTV that emergency teams worked all night to solve the problem, at 6 o'clock in the morning, leakage was corrected, but the plumbing broke into a new location.

''And we are currently working to eliminate the accident'', they said.

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Clouds will be increasing from the southwest with maximum temperatures ranging between 8°C and 13°C, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), told FOCUS News Agency. 

The conditions for hiking in the lower parts of the mountains are good. This was announced by the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) FOCUS Agency from the Mountain Rescue Service (MSF). There are good conditions for hiking in the region of Stara Planina.