Yellow code alert for strong wind in 20 Bulgarian districts

On Wednesday, the lowest temperatures will be between 7°C and 12°C, around 8°C in Sofia.

It will be windy across most parts of the country during the day. In Northern Bulgaria and the western part of the Upper Thracian Plain, there will be a moderate to strong west-northwesterly wind. Cloud cover will be variable. In the afternoon, cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds will develop over the southern regions, bringing short but locally intense showers and thunderstorms. Hail is also possible. Maximum temperatures will range between 17°C and 22°C, around 16°C in the capital city.

Along the Black Sea coast, it will be warm and cloudy. Morning showers are possible. Daytime highs will be between 18°C and 20°C. The seawater temperature is 15–16°C. Sea state 2 on the Beaufort scale.

In the mountains, cloud cover will be variable. In the afternoon over the Rila–Rhodope region, Strandzha and Sakar, cumulonimbus clouds will form, bringing short showers and thunderstorms in many areas. It will snow above 1,800 meters. Strong to gale-force northwesterly winds will blow, and daytime temperatures will drop. Maximum temperatures at an altitude of 1,200 meters will be around 10°C, at 2,000 meters around 2°C.

On Thursday, the wind will weaken and shift to the northeast. Cloudiness will remain considerable, with short showers expected in places, mainly in Southern Bulgaria.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov