Yellow Code Issued for Cold Weather in 16 Bulgarian Regions

Society » ENVIRONMENT | January 20, 2016, Wednesday // 10:13
Bulgaria: Yellow Code Issued for Cold Weather in 16 Bulgarian Regions

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) issued a yellow code warning for cold weather in sixteen regions of Bulgaria on Wednesday.

The yellow code alert is issued for the regions of Sofia, Sofia province, Pernik, Kyustendil, Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Lovech, Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse, Razgrad, Targovishte, Shumen and Silistra.

The minimum temperatures in these regions are forecasted to be between minus 15 and minus 10 degrees, with the maximum not expected to exceed 0 degrees.

Despite the low temperatures, the weather will be mostly sunny, clear and calm in larger parts of the country.

Fogs or low cloud cover are expected in the regions in proximity to the Danube river, with no precipitation expected. At present there is snowfall in the region of Smolyan.

The minimum temperatures will range between minus 18-19 degrees in the Danube plain to minus 3-4 degrees in the southeastern regions and along the Black Sea coast.

The daily temperatures will range between minus 10 degrees to 3-4 degrees in the southeastern regions.

The daily temperature in Sofia is expected to be around minus 3.

The lowest temperature on Wednesday morning was measured in the town of Knezha – minus 21 degrees.

Тhe lowest temperature to have ever been measured in Bulgaria on this day was minus 29 degrees.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!

Environment » Be a reporter: Write and send your article
Tags: Bulgaria, weather, NIMH

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria