During the night, skies will be mostly clear across most of the country. More significant cloud cover is expected over Southwestern Bulgaria, but without precipitation. In Eastern Bulgaria, a light south-southeasterly wind will blow. Minimum temperatures will mostly range between 7°C and 12°C, around 8°C in Sofia.
On Saturday, sunny weather will prevail over most of the country. Cloudiness from the west-southwest will begin to increase and by evening will spread to the northeastern regions as well. In many places there will be short-lived, temporarily intense rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms. The south-southeasterly wind will strengthen and become moderate to strong. Only the western part of the Danubian Plain and the western areas of the Upper Thracian Plain will remain with light winds.
Maximum temperatures will range between 21°C and 26°C, around 22°C in Sofia.
Along the Black Sea coast, conditions will be mostly sunny. High clouds will appear in the afternoon, followed by cumulus and thunderclouds in the evening along the southern coast, and overnight into Sunday along the northern coast, where rainfall is also expected. Thunderstorms are likely as well. Moderate to strong southeasterly winds will blow. Maximum temperatures will range between 17°C and 21°C. Sea water temperatures are between 13°C and 16°C. Sea conditions will strengthen to 3-4 on the Beaufort scale.
In the mountains, clouds will develop, bringing showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to strong south-southwesterly winds will blow. The maximum temperature at 1,200 meters altitude will be around 15°C, and at 2,000 meters around 8°C.
On Sunday, with winds shifting and strengthening from the northwest, relatively cold air will move in. Cloud cover will be mostly significant, with rainfall in many areas, especially in Eastern Bulgaria. In the northeastern regions, conditions may lead to temporarily intense and locally heavy precipitation. Temperatures will drop, with highs ranging from 15°C-16°C in parts of Western Bulgaria to 21°C-22°C in the Upper Thracian Plain.
Edited by D. Grigorova