site.btaThe Weather on January 20-21

January 20

Moderate to strong, cold northeasterly wind. Overcast with snowfall across the country, rain before noon in the eastern parts. The snow cover will be up to 10 cm thick, up to 30 cm in the Rhodopes and Rila. Blizzards expected in the Danubian Plain, Dobrudja, and the Ludogorie, as well as in the mountain passes. Morning temperature will vary between minus 0C and 5C, down to minus 3C to 2C later in the day. Snowfall to subside in the wee hours on Sunday.

The Black Sea coast: Overcast. Rain to turn to snow in the south. Strong northeasterly wind. Highs: 0C to 5C. Seawater temperature: 7C to 9C.

The mountains: Overcast with snowfall. Blizzards will bring thick snow covers in the mountain passes. Strong, northeasterly wind, southwesterly at peak altitudes. Highs: minus 2C at 1,200 m, minus 7C at 2,000 m.

January 21

Brief, light snow in the Rila and Rhodopes. Cloud to scatter, mostly sunny weather. Northerly wind to subside, moderate in the eastern parts. Cold weather. Lows: minus 9C to minus 4C. Highs: 0C to 5C.

Source: National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology