site.btaGood Mountain Hiking Conditions on Saturday

Mountain hiking conditions are good on Saturday, except in the higher parts of the Balkan Mountains, the Mountain Rescue Service (MRS) of the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) told BTA. 

There is fog and moderate wind in the higher parts of the Balkan Mountains. 

The facilities for mountain and winter tourism in Bansko are working, on Pamporovo too, but the snow cover there is only five centimetres.

Over the past day and night, there have been no reports of incidents with tourists in the mountains and mountain resorts.

Clouds will be considerable in the mountains, the ridges will often be in fog, according to the forecast of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. Mainly in the afternoon in many places there will be precipitation of rain, above 1,700 meters - of snow. There will be a moderate northeasterly wind. The maximum temperature at an altitude of 1,200 metres will be about 7C, at 2,000 metres - about 1C.