Meteorology

NASA launched two small satellites designed to track tropical cyclones hour by hour from a base in New Zealand yesterday, in a project that could improve weather predictions on devastating storms.

Today before noon it will still be sunny, but around and after noon over Western and Central Bulgaria, and in the evening and overnight against Tuesday and over Eastern Bulgaria, cumulus and cumulus-rain clouds will develop and there will be short-term precipitation accompanied by thunder. Hail is also possible.

The minimum temperatures today will be between 7°C and 12°C, in Sofia - around 8°C, and the maximum - between 17°C and 22°C, in Sofia - around 18°C.

The weather in Bulgaria will remain mostly cloudy. Before noon, mainly in Eastern Bulgaria, and after noon in many places, there will be rain, in Southern Bulgaria and the mountainous regions - temporarily intense and accompanied by thunder. There are conditions for small hail. The wind will be weak, in Eastern Bulgaria from the east, in Western Bulgaria - mostly from the north.

Cloudy weather will prevail today. In many places there will be rain showers, accompanied by thunder, and in Southwest Bulgaria they will be intense and significant in quantity. There will also be conditions for hail. A light to moderate wind will blow from the east-southeast. The minimum temperatures will be between 5°C and 10°C, the maximum - between 17°C and 22°C.

The minimum temperatures will be between 5°C and 10°C, in Sofia - about 6°C, and the maximum - between 20°C and 25°C, in Sofia - about 21°C, along the Black Sea - from 14°C to 16°C.

The weather in Bulgaria will be sunny, with more clouds in the afternoon, but with a small chance of rain. The wind will be weak, in Eastern Bulgaria and along the Black Sea - moderate from the north. Today the maximum temperatures will be between 13°C and 18°C.

The minimum temperatures will be between 5°C and 10°C, in Sofia - about 5°C, and the maximum - between 12°C and 17°C, in Sofia - about 13°C.

With thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rains likely to batter western parts of the Türkiye, raising the possibility of flash floods and landslides, the Turkish State Meteorological Service has issued a "yellow" alert for 10 provinces in Türkiye's west, including Istanbul.

Today, cumulus clouds will develop and there will be brief rain showers and thunderstorms in many places.

The phenomena will be intense in places in South-Eastern Bulgaria. A moderate north-northeasterly wind will blow in the eastern regions.

Daytime temperatures will drop slightly and the prevailing maximum will be between 14 and 19 degrees Celsius, in Sofia around 15°C.