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Greece will face not one but two heatwave episodes by the end of July, meteorologists warn. Temperatures are set to top 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in several regions Thursday. The Athens area will see 40C, while in the interior of the Central Greece and Thessaly regions, it will reach 43C. Temperatures are set to climb even higher from Friday to Sunday.

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a yellow code for high temperatures throughout Bulgaria for today.

Orange code for high temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius has been announced for 9 provinces in Bulgaria. The warning is for Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Kardjali, Haskovo, Stara Zagora, Sliven, Yambol and Burgas. A yellow code is in effect for 13 provinces, including Varna and Dobrich.

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued an orange code for high temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius today for 16 provinces in Bulgaria. For the remaining 12 areas, the heat code is yellow.

Today it will be sunny, around and after noon - hot. A light easterly wind will blow. The maximum temperatures will be between 33°C and 38°C, in Sofia - about 33°C, reported the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a yellow code for high temperatures for today for 21 provinces in Bulgaria.

The weather today will be mostly sunny. Around and after noon, cumulus-rain clouds will develop again over Western and Central Bulgaria and in many places there will be precipitation, thunderstorms and hail. The wind will be weak, in the eastern regions - moderate from the northeast, after noon in the Danube plain - from the northwest.

Warning for torrential rains in South-West Bulgaria. Maximum temperatures will be between 28 and 36 degrees Celsius. It will be mostly sunny, with mist or low clouds over eastern areas in the morning hours.

Sunny weather will prevail today. Around and after noon, mainly over the mountainous regions, cumulus and cumulus-rain clouds will develop and in isolated places there will be brief rain with thunder. A light wind will blow from the north. Maximum temperatures will be between 26°C and 31°C, in Sofia - around 26°C.

The minimum temperatures today will be between 11 and 16 degrees Celsius, and the maximum will be within wide limits - from 16°C in northwestern Bulgaria to 26°C in the southeastern regions of the country, where it will be mostly sunny. A light north-westerly wind will blow.