Yellow alert for heavy rain issued for six districts in Northwestern Bulgaria

Brief showers and thunderstorms are expected in places across western Bulgaria on Thursday night. The lowest temperatures will range from 8°C to 13°C, around 10°C in Sofia.

The morning will be cloudy across the country. Cloud cover will briefly break up during the day before increasing again from the west, bringing rain to parts of western Bulgaria. From the afternoon and throughout the night into Friday, an approaching cold front will bring heavy and locally significant rainfall to many parts of the country, accompanied by thunderstorms.

Winds will be moderate, becoming strong in eastern Bulgaria and north of the mountains, from the south-southwest. Maximum temperatures will range from 20°C to 25°C, around 19°C in the capital city.

Along the Black Sea coast, scattered rain is possible in the north. In the afternoon, skies in the south will clear, giving way to sunny weather. Daytime highs will range from 18°C to 23°C. The seawater temperature is 17°C-18°C. Sea state 2 on the Beaufort scale.

In the mountains, the weather will be mostly cloudy. Rain, temporarily heavy at times and accompanied by thunderstorms, will begin in the west before noon. At the highest peaks of the Rila and Pirin mountains, rain will mix with snow. Maximum temperatures will reach around 15°C at an altitude of 1,200 metres and 9°C at 2,000 metres.

On Friday, a cold front will move across the country, bringing mostly cloudy skies and rain to many areas. Heavy rainfall is expected in some parts of central and eastern Bulgaria. Winds will shift to the northwest and strengthen, bringing colder air. Daytime temperatures will drop by 5–6 degrees.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov