Ice storms

Greeks traveling to central Europe were stranded on Sunday in grim conditions due to severe snowstorms. 

At least 100 Greek travelers were stranded at Budapest Airport on Sunday due to severe weather conditions. 

Rainfall will continue and cover the entire country. In many places they will be considerable in quantity. Even before noon, the rain will turn to snow in the mountainous regions and in some places in North-Eastern Bulgaria, and by the end of the day, wet snow will fall in many places in the rest of the country. A snow cover will begin to form in the evening.

In a boon for skiers but a bane for sailors, a cold front that is currently making its way to the Adriatic is expected to hit Greece on Friday, bringing snow to the north and gale-force winds at sea, and making balmy temperatures plummet. 

The minimum temperatures today will be from minus 1°C to 4°C, and the maximum from 2°C in Northwestern Bulgaria to 8°C in the east.

Northwestern Bulgaria anticipates a chance of precipitation in the morning, while rain persists in the southeastern regions. Meanwhile, snowfall is forecasted for mountainous and Northeastern Bulgaria, likely forming a thin snow cover. The mercury is expected to dip, with temperatures ranging from minus 3°C to 2°C, dropping to around minus 3°C in Sofia.

Local storms with strong wind and mild temperatures are forecast from late afternoon on Sunday until the evening hours of Monday.

The eastern and southern parts of the country expect local heavy rains and storms, hail and strong gusty winds.

Cloudiness will be significant today. Rainfall will begin from the northwest, which will also cover the extreme southeastern regions, there it will be accompanied by thunder. There will be more significant quantities in places in Eastern Bulgaria.

The cold weather front currently affecting the country has brought the first snow of the winter, with below-zero temperatures recorded in 160 meteorological stations across the country.

While double-digit negative temperatures were recorded in some ski reports (Parnassos, Lailia in Serres and Kaimaktsalan), temperatures in Attica hit -2.2C in places.

The worst cold of the season will hit those parts of Europe, bringing a powerful winter storm that will hit the Balkan Peninsula the most, with huge amounts of snow from Romania to Ukraine.
This cold wave is forecast to move towards eastern and central Europe by Saturday and Sunday, spreading further south across the Balkan Peninsula on Sunday and early next week.

A low pressure system from the northwest accompanied by a cold front will bring adverse weather conditions over the weekend, with gale force winds throughout the country accompanied by heavy rain and storms in the northern and eastern parts of the country.

The National Meteorological Service (EMY) said temperatures in the north will drop by 6 to 8 degrees Celsius.