WEATHER FORECASTS

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Forecasts for Cities—Bulgaria

City	17.01.2026		18.01.2026		19.01.2026		20.01.2026
	t_min / t_max [°C]	Weather	t_min / t_max [°C]	Weather	t_min / t_max [°C]	Weather	t_min / t_max [°C]	Weather
Sofia	-2 / 3	Variable clouds	-6 / -1	Mostly sunny	-9 / -1	Mostly sunny	-8 / 1	Mostly sunny
Sofia district	-3 / 2	Variable clouds	-7 / 0	Mostly sunny	-9 / -1	Mostly sunny	-8 / 2	Variable clouds
Vidin	-4 / -1	Variable clouds	-9 / -3	Mostly cloudy	-9 / -1	Mostly cloudy	-9 / 0	Variable clouds
Vratsa	-5 / -3	Mostly cloudy	-12 / -6	Mostly cloudy	-12 / -5	Mostly cloudy	-12 / -1	Variable clouds
Montana	-5 / -3	Variable clouds	-11 / -5	Mostly cloudy	-10 / -4	Mostly cloudy	-10 / -1	Variable clouds
Pleven	-7 / -2	Variable clouds	-10 / -4	Mostly cloudy	-8 / -3	Variable clouds	-9 / 0	Variable clouds
Veliko Tarnovo	-7 / 0	Variable clouds	-9 / -5	Mostly cloudy	-8 / -4	Mostly cloudy	-10 / 1	Variable clouds
Russe	-11 / -5	Mostly sunny	-11 / -6	Mostly cloudy	-10 / -5	Mostly cloudy	-12 / -2	Variable clouds
Shumen	-8 / -1	Mostly sunny	-10 / -5	Mostly cloudy	-9 / -4	Mostly cloudy	-9 / 1	Variable clouds
Silistra	-11 / -5	Mostly sunny	-11 / -6	Mostly cloudy	-10 / -4	Mostly cloudy	-10 / -1	Variable clouds
Varna	-6 / -1	Variable clouds	-7 / -4	Mostly cloudy	-7 / -2	Variable clouds	-6 / 3	Variable clouds
Bourgas	-3 / 3	Mostly sunny	-6 / -1	Mostly cloudy	-6 / 0	Variable clouds	-5 / 4	Variable clouds
Sliven	-6 / 0	Variable clouds	-9 / -3	Mostly cloudy	-9 / -2	Variable clouds	-7 / 1	Mostly sunny
Stara Zagora	-5 / 2	Variable clouds	-7 / 0	Variable clouds	-8 / 0	Mostly sunny	-9 / 2	Mostly sunny
Plovdiv	-2 / 3	Mostly sunny	-4 / 1	Variable clouds	-6 / 0	Mostly sunny	-6 / 3	Mostly sunny
Kardzhali	-6 / 1	Mostly sunny	-7 / 0	Variable clouds	-8 / 0	Mostly sunny	-8 / 2	Variable clouds
Blagoevgrad	-1 / 3	Mostly sunny	-6 / 2	Mostly sunny	-9 / 1	Mostly sunny	-7 / 5	Variable clouds
Sandanski	0 / 4	Mostly sunny	-1 / 4	Variable clouds	-4 / 3	Mostly sunny	-3 / 6	Variable clouds

Forecast for the Sea Resorts

Point	17.01.2026			18.01.2026
	t_min / t_max [°C]	Water t [°C]	Weather	t_min / t_max [°C]	Weather
Shabla	-3 / -1	9	Variable clouds	-6 / -4	Overcast
Kaliakra	-2 / 0	8	Variable clouds	-5 / -3	Overcast
Varna	-6 / -1	8	Variable clouds	-7 / -4	Mostly cloudy
Emine	-3 / 2	9	Mostly sunny	-5 / -2	Mostly cloudy
Burgas	-3 / 3	10	Mostly sunny	-6 / -1	Mostly cloudy
Ahtopol	0 / 3	10	Mostly sunny	-2 / 0	Light snow

Note: Sea water temperature is issued only in the warm half of the year.

Forecast for the Mountain Resorts

Point	17.01.2026			18.01.2026
	t_min / t_max [°C]	Снежна покривка [cm]	Weather	t_min / t_max [°C]	Weather
Botev peak	-11 / -7	91	Mostly sunny	-19 / -14	Mostly cloudy with snow
Murgash peak	-9 / -4	9	Variable clouds	-13 / -10	Mostly cloudy
Cherni vrah	-10 / -6	73	Variable clouds	-15 / -12	Variable clouds
Aleko*	-9 / -4	50	Variable clouds	-11 / -7	Variable clouds
Musala peak**	-13 / -9	n.a.	Variable clouds, possible rain	-18 / -13	Mostly sunny
Borovets*	-7 / -2	17	Variable clouds	-11 / -5	Mostly sunny
Rozhen	-7 / -3	10	Mostly sunny	-11 / -3	Variable clouds
Snezhanka*	-9 / -4	n.a.	Mostly sunny
Pamporovo*	-8 / -3	30	Variable clouds	-10 / -3	Variable clouds
Chepelare-Mechi Chal*	-7 / -3	30	Variable clouds
Smolyan*	-5 / 0	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-9 / 1	Mostly sunny
Bansko*	-5 / 1	7	Mostly sunny	-9 / 0	Mostly sunny
Dobrinishte*	-5 / 1	n.a.	Mostly sunny	-8 / 1	Mostly sunny
Todorka peak*	-12 / -8	120	Variable clouds	-17 / -12	Mostly sunny
1200m	-6 / -1	n.a.	Variable clouds	-10 / -4	Mostly cloudy
2000m	-10 / -5	n.a.	Variable clouds	-12 / -8	Variable clouds

* Snow depth information is from the Bulgarian Mountain Rescue Service

** Snow depth not measured.

Note: Snow cover depth is given only during the cold half of the year.

Note: Snow height is issued only in the cold half of the year.

Forecasts for Cities—Europe

City	17.01.2026		18.01.2026		19.01.2026
	t_min / t_max [°C]	Weather	t_min / t_max [°C]	Weather	t_min / t_max [°C]	Weather
London	7 / 9	Mostly cloudy with rain	7 / 10	Mostly cloudy	6 / 10	Mostly cloudy
Paris	8 / 12	Variable clouds, possible rain	8 / 12	Sunny	7 / 12	Mostly sunny
Brussels	7 / 11	Variable clouds	4 / 8	Variable clouds	0 / 6	Mostly sunny
Madrid	2 / 8	Rain	1 / 10	Mostly sunny	1 / 8	Mostly cloudy with rain
Stockholm	2 / 3	Overcast	2 / 3	Overcast	-3 / 2	Variable clouds
Berlin	0 / 3	Mostly cloudy	0 / 4	Mostly sunny	-3 / 3	Mostly sunny
Warsaw	-10 / -6	Mostly sunny	-12 / -4	Mostly sunny	-15 / -8	Mostly sunny
Rome	4 / 14	Variable clouds	4 / 14	Fog	6 / 14	Rain
Prague	1 / 3	Mostly cloudy	-2 / 5	Mostly sunny	-2 / 3	Mostly sunny
Budapest	-2 / 1	Overcast	-10 / -2	Mostly sunny	-12 / -5	Mostly sunny
Kiev	-16 / -12	Variable clouds	-19 / -13	Mostly sunny	-19 / -13	Mostly sunny
Moscow	-17 / -11	Mostly sunny	-12 / -6	Variable clouds
Belgrade	-2 / 3	Mostly sunny	-4 / 1	Mostly sunny	-7 / -1	Mostly sunny
Bucharest	-10 / -2	Mostly sunny	-9 / -4	Variable clouds	-8 / -2	Mostly sunny
Thessaloniki	5 / 7	Mostly cloudy with rain	3 / 7	Mostly cloudy	-1 / 6	Sunny
Athens	7 / 12	Mostly cloudy	6 / 10	Mostly cloudy	5 / 9	Mostly cloudy
Istanbul	3 / 6	Rain	3 / 5	Rain & snow	2 / 5	Rain & snow
Ankara	-4 / 0	Light snow	-4 / -1	Light snow	-9 / 0	Variable clouds