Meteorology

Today it will be mostly sunny. In the afternoon, cloudy skies will develop and in some places, mainly in northern Bulgaria, will shortly lapse and overwhelm. There are conditions for hailstorms.

Heat waves, droughts and heavy rainfall are the "new normal" in Istanbul, Professor Levent Kurnaz has told the Hürriyet Daily News, adding that the intense storms that hit the city twice last month were the result of climate change.  

Heat waves, droughts and heavy rainfall are the "new normal" in Istanbul, Professor Levent Kurnaz has told the Hürriyet Daily News, adding that the intense storms that hit the city twice last month were the result of climate change.  

Today it will be sunny, around and after noon - hot, said the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, FOCUS News Agency reported. Maximum temperatures will be between 36 ° and 41 °. Over the Black Sea will be sunny, after midday will blow breeze. Maximum temperatures will be from 32 to 35 °.

Swathes of southern and eastern Europe sweltered in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104F) on Aug. 4 in a heatwave nicknamed "Lucifer" that has fanned forest fires, triggered weather warning alerts and damaged crops.

Deaths in Europe caused by climate change will increase drastically, according to a study commissioned by the European Commission of Climatologists and Meteorologists, reports SEGA.

August holidaymakers head off to the Greek islands Friday as a new heat wave is expected to grip many parts of the country this weekend. According to forecasts by the country's national meteorological service, temperatures will rise up to 41 degrees Celsius in several areas of the Greek mainland, particularly in the west and northwest, as well as in the western Peloponnese.

A heatwave that has been causing great trouble across southern and southeastern Europe for weeks now has been dubbed "Lucifer."

This is according to the Mirror, which said that "countries such as Spain, Italy and Croatia are set to see blistering 40 degrees Celsius heat, which has triggered a series of severe warnings."

There will be a temporary increase in sea swell around August 11, Iskren Kuyumdzhiev from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) announced, quoted by Focus News. 

The swell will again normalise on August 12.

The average monthly temperature of seawater is 22 to 24 degrees, but it could reach 27-28 degrees in some days, he said.

The weather will be mostly sunny and hot today, with maximum temperatures of 33°-38°, in Sofia around 33°.

There will be light, in Eastern Bulgaria to moderate wind from North-Northeast.

Synoptics warns that in some Western and most Southeast regions the risk of fires is already code red,a ccording to bTV.