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Weather forecast: October begins with clouds, rain over Western Bulgaria by evening

Photo: BGNES

On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range between 5 and 10° C., higher along the sea coast, for Sofia 6° C. During the day there will be scattered clouds, the cloud cover will be considerable over many parts of the country. There will be rain in the afternoon in some parts of mounts Rila and the Rhodopes.  During the night there will be significant rain in the Western part of the country. Daytime highs will reach 15-16° C., reaching 23° C., in Southeastern Bulgaria, for Sofia around 16° C.

Over the Black Sea coastline there will be changeable clouds, no rain is in the forecast. Maximum air temperatures 16-20° C, temperature of the sea water 21-22° C., sea state 1-2.

Over the mountains there will be significant clouds. In the afternoon there will be rain over mounts Rila and the Rhodopes, above 2,000 m. there will be snow.  During the night the rain will intensify. There will be a light to moderate wind from the Northwest, in the highest parts of mounts Rila and Pirin – a strong wind from the West-Southwest. Maximum temperature at an altitude of 1,200 m around 12° C., at 2,000 m. around 5° C.

On Thursday and Friday there will be clouds and rain, above 1,800 m. in the mountains – snow. In many parts of the country the precipitation will be temporarily intensive and significant. The weather will continue cool, with daytime highs reaching 6-7° C. to 19-20° C. in Southeastern Bulgaria and along the sea coast. On Friday in Western Bulgaria the rain will turn to snow even below 1,000 m. 

Edited by Ivo Ivanov
Translated and posted by Milena Daynova
Photo: BGNES



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