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Weather forecast for Bulgaria for 20 Aug 2022

Hot weather with rain showers in the western parts, mountains expected on Saturday

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Tomorrow (August 20) the weather in Bulgaria will be mostly sunny and hot. In the afternoon, cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds will begin to develop over the western regions, and there will be showers and thunderstorms in places. More significant precipitation, accompanied by thunderstorms, will occur on Saturday night. 

Maximum temperatures tomorrow will range between 32 °C and 37 °C, in Sofia - around 32 °C.

It will be mostly sunny in the mountains, but in the afternoon, cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds will begin to develop over the massifs of Western Bulgaria, and in the afternoon and evening there will be brief showers with thunder. A light to moderate wind will blow, mainly from the southeast. The maximum temperature at 1,200 m will be about 27 °C, at 2,000 m - about 20 °C.

Along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast it will be sunny with a breeze. The maximum temperatures will be between 29 °C and 31°C, and the temperature of the sea water - 26 °C-27 °C. Sea state - smooth or slight.



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