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Weather forecast for 17 May

Saturday will be sunny, with temperatures of up to 20 degrees

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Saturday will be mostly sunny. There will be significant cloud cover before noon in eastern Bulgaria, where it will continue to rain in some places. It will be windy, with moderate to strong westerly winds. Maximum temperatures will range from 15 to 20°C; in Sofia, it will reach around 15°C.


Before noon, the eastern Balkan Mountains and Strandzha and Sakar will have significant cloud cover and rain, and above 2,200 m there will be snow. The afternoon will be mostly sunny. There will be strong winds from the west-northwest. The maximum temperature at an altitude of 1,200 metres will be around 9°C and around 3°C at 2,000 metres.


Along the Black Sea coast, it will be mostly cloudy and rainy before noon. In the afternoon, the rain will stop and the clouds will clear, making way for mostly sunny weather. A moderate to strong wind will blow from the west-northwest. Maximum temperatures will range from 15 to 18 °C, while sea temperatures will range from 13 to 16 °C. The sea swell will be around 1–2 metres.



Edited by Diana Tsankova

Published and translated by E. Radkova




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