Weather hazards

Today it will be mostly sunny with scattered high cloudiness, and in the afternoon, mainly over the mountainous regions, there will be cumulus clouds. The wind will be moderate, in the Danube plain it will temporarily be oriented from the west-northwest, while in the eastern regions of Bulgaria, it will remain from the south-southeast.

Climate change is exacerbating weather extremes, making heat waves more frequent and more severe worldwide, and this summer has been the hottest on record.

Today, the maximum temperatures in most areas of Bulgaria will be between 30°C and 35°C, in Sofia - around 31°C, lower along the Black Sea from 26°C to 29°C.

The heatwave scorching much of Northern Hemisphere is putting human lives on the line and threatening power grids. Climate change is exacerbating weather extremes, making heatwaves more frequent and more severe worldwide. Recently, scientists have associated persistent heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere with a northward displacement of the jet stream.

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a yellow wind code for the entire country today. In 9 eastern provinces, the code is also for thunderstorms.

Today will be mostly sunny. After noon and overnight Thursday, with the passage of a well-defined cold front, temperatures will drop quickly. In many places there will be short-term rains and thunderstorms, in some areas they will be intense and significant in quantity, there will also be hail, announced the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).

Slovenia has seen yet another wave of destructive thunderstorms as severe winds, large hail and torrential rains have been pummelling the country almost non-stop for the past two weeks. Damage is still being assessed but reports say it will exceed the €420 million caused in the devastating ice storm in 2014.

As they pointed out, it will be especially warm in the central and southern part of the country, where it will be even warmer than yesterday - from 37 to 40 degrees Celsius.
In umadija, Pomoravlje, eastern, southeastern, southwestern Serbia and on Kosovo and Metohija, a red weather alert is in effect, indicating very dangerous weather.

The first is a warning for the area of Serbia for high temperatures (for July 25).
"Tomorrow will also be very warm, especially in central and southern Serbia, where it will be even warmer than today - from 37 to 40 degrees," it said.

Although Vojvodina was the most affected in the previous days, yesterday the storm hit other parts of Serbia as well.
In Belgrade, the storm, accompanied by heavy rain and thunder, affected some parts of the city, but it was less intense than the previous nights. Parts of the city remained without electricity for a short time.