Weather hazards

Snow led to long tailbacks just before the Malakasa junction on the Athens-Lamia national highway some 30 kilometers north of the capital on Monday. Heavy snowfall, rain and ice also caused problems on Parnitha and Pendeli mountains on the outskirts of the capital, with some stretches of roads there being closed off to traffic. [Alexandros Beltes/ANA-MPA]

It will still snow today in the morning in some areas, but it will gradually stop, and in the afternoon, the clouds will begin to break and decrease from the west. The wind will be moderate, in eastern Bulgaria strong north wind. Maximum temperatures mostly between 0C and 5C, in Sofia 0-1C.

Representatives of the Sami indigenous population in Sweden are worried that climate change could put an end to their traditional livelihoods because reindeer are starving, the AP reported.

A weather front dubbed "Victoria" was expected to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to Attica and other parts of the country on Tuesday evening, along with hailstorms in some areas.

The devastating hurricanes that are occurring in the present are three times more than 100 years ago, scientists say in a new study, NOVA reports.

Using a new method to measure the destruction, scientists conclude that the damage from powerful cyclones is linked to the global warming.

Climate change is making stronger El Niños, which change weather worldwide and heat up an already warming planet, AP reported, citing a study published in the American Academy of Sciences.

 It will be mostly sunny this morning across the country, with low clouds in some plains. Around noon cloudiness will begin to increase and thicken rapidly from the west, and into the evening some places, mainly in western Bulgaria, will see rain.

Today the cloud will be considerable and it will be raining mainly in the afternoon, meteorologist Hristo Hristov of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) told Focus News Agency.

 It will be mostly cloudy today, with brief rain expected in many areas from west to east, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH)told Focus News Agency.

The dust will be most significant on Wednesday.

In the coming days, the low atmospheric layers above the country will be saturated with fine dust from the African deserts, according to a forecast by the University of Athens. The concentration will not be large, in its maximum phase it will reach about 10 micrograms per cubic meter.