A cold weather front will move across Bulgaria on Friday. The lowest temperatures will range from 8°C to 13°C, 8°C in Sofia.
Rain is expected during the day in Central and Eastern Bulgaria, with locally heavy showers accompanied by thunderstorms. The rain will ease across the country by the afternoon. Cloud cover will begin to break up and clear from the west during the morning, giving way to mostly sunny conditions. Moderate northwesterly winds will blow, temporarily becoming strong in northeastern areas. Maximum temperatures will range from 15°C to 20°C, around 15°C in the capital city.
Cloudy and rainy weather is expected along the Black Sea coast. Daytime highs will range from 18°C to 23°C. The seawater temperature is 17°C-18°C. Sea state 2–3 on the Beaufort scale.
In the mountains, it will be mostly cloudy, with rain and snow above 2,000 metres. In the afternoon, cloud cover will break up, giving way to mostly sunny weather. Moderate northwesterly winds are expected. Maximum temperatures will reach around 12°C at an altitude of 1,200 metres and around 5°C at 2,000 metres.
On Saturday, cloud cover will decrease across the country. Fog is expected in low-lying areas and valleys before noon. Northwesterly winds will weaken and shift to the south-southeast. Daytime temperatures will rise slightly, while morning lows will drop to between 1°C and 6°C, reaching 10°C to 12°C in Eastern Bulgaria.
Edited by Ivo Ivanov
Translated by Kostadin Atanasov