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Saturday will start with predominantly clear skies. As the hours pass, clouds will gradually move in from the west, and by the afternoon rainfall is expected in western parts of the country. Winds will be light to moderate, blowing from the south-southwest. Daytime temperatures will range from 11 to 16 degrees Celsius, with Sofia reaching around 11 degrees.
Mountain areas will also see increasing cloud cover from the west. Rain is expected later in the day over the Rila and Rhodope massifs as well as Western Stara Planina, while elevations above roughly 2000 meters will receive snowfall. Winds will be moderate, at times strong, from the south-southwest. Temperatures will reach about 9 degrees at 1200 meters and around 2 degrees at 2000 meters.
Conditions along the coast will remain mostly sunny throughout the day. A moderate southeast wind will prevail. Maximum temperatures will be between 10 and 15 degrees. Sea water temperatures will stay cold, around 5 to 7 degrees, with waves of 2 to 3 on the Beaufort scale.
Rain will spread across the country during the night into Sunday and persist through the day. Heavier precipitation is possible in parts of Southern Bulgaria and eastern regions. Southerly winds will intensify, particularly in Eastern Bulgaria and near the northern slopes of the mountains. Despite the unsettled weather, temperatures will remain relatively mild, with minimums above freezing and daytime highs between 12 and 17 degrees. Later in the afternoon, winds will shift to the northwest, marking the beginning of a colder air intrusion.
Cloudy conditions will dominate. Precipitation will temporarily ease or stop in some areas before becoming more widespread again. As temperatures continue to fall, rain will gradually turn to snow in most regions, with the exception of the far southern parts of the country.
On Friday, March 6, Bulgaria will experience varying weather across its regions. In the eastern part of the country, skies will remain mostly cloudy, with light rain possible in some areas during the afternoon
Thursday will see a marked change in Bulgaria’s weather, with mostly cloudy skies and widespread precipitation across many areas in Western and Central regions, according to the NIMH forecast for March 5.
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has released the weather forecast for March, indicating that temperatures across Bulgaria will vary between minus 7 and minus 2 degrees at their lowest
Wednesday will bring predominantly sunny conditions across Bulgaria, though patches of morning fog are expected in some plains and low-lying areas before visibility improves.
Atmospheric pressure across the country remains above the seasonal norm and is expected to stay relatively stable in the coming days.
Minimum temperatures are set to fall below freezing in parts of the country overnight into Friday, reaching between -3°C and 2°C, while Sofia is expected to see lows of around -2°C, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology.
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