WEATHER FORECASTS

National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology

 

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Forecasts for Cities—Bulgaria

City	26.12.2025		27.12.2025		28.12.2025		29.12.2025
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
Sofia	-2 / 4	Mostly cloudy	-3 / 2	Variable clouds	-3 / 2	Variable clouds	-4 / 4	Mostly sunny
Sofia district	-2 / 3	Variable clouds	-2 / 2	Variable clouds	-2 / 3	Variable clouds	-5 / 4	Mostly sunny
Vidin	-3 / -2	Variable clouds	-2 / 3	Mostly sunny	0 / 3	Variable clouds	-1 / 4	Mostly sunny
Vratsa	-4 / -2	Variable clouds	-3 / 2	Variable clouds	-5 / 0	Variable clouds	-6 / 3	Mostly sunny
Montana	-4 / -1	Variable clouds	-3 / 3	Variable clouds	-6 / 3	Variable clouds	-6 / 2	Mostly sunny
Pleven	-5 / -1	Mostly cloudy	-3 / 1	Mostly sunny	-3 / 1	Mostly sunny	-3 / 0	Mostly sunny
Veliko Tarnovo	-3 / 1	Mostly cloudy	-2 / 2	Variable clouds	-3 / 2	Variable clouds	-3 / 3	Mostly sunny
Russe	-5 / -1	Mostly cloudy	-3 / 2	Variable clouds	-1 / 5	Variable clouds	-3 / 2	Mostly sunny
Shumen	-4 / 2	Variable clouds	-4 / 2	Variable clouds	-1 / 4	Mostly cloudy	-2 / 3	Mostly sunny
Silistra	-6 / 1	Variable clouds	-5 / 3	Variable clouds	-1 / 6	Mostly cloudy	-1 / 4	Variable clouds
Varna	-2 / 5	Variable clouds	0 / 5	Variable clouds	0 / 6	Variable clouds	0 / 5	Mostly sunny
Bourgas	0 / 6	Variable clouds	1 / 6	Variable clouds	0 / 6	Mostly sunny	0 / 6	Mostly sunny
Sliven	1 / 6	Mostly cloudy	-1 / 5	Variable clouds	-1 / 3	Mostly cloudy with snow	-1 / 6	Mostly sunny
Stara Zagora	1 / 7	Mostly cloudy	-2 / 6	Mostly sunny	-4 / 4	Variable clouds	-5 / 5	Mostly sunny
Plovdiv	2 / 7	Mostly cloudy	2 / 8	Mostly sunny	2 / 9	Mostly sunny	0 / 8	Mostly sunny
Kardzhali	0 / 5	Mostly cloudy	-1 / 6	Variable clouds	-3 / 7	Mostly sunny	-3 / 7	Mostly sunny
Blagoevgrad	1 / 3	Mostly cloudy	-2 / 5	Mostly sunny	-4 / 5	Variable clouds	-4 / 6	Mostly sunny
Sandanski	4 / 8	Mostly cloudy	0 / 7	Mostly sunny	0 / 8	Mostly sunny	-1 / 9	Mostly sunny

Forecast for the Sea Resorts

Point	26.12.2025			27.12.2025		28.12.2025
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Water t [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
Shabla	-1 / 5	10	Variable clouds	-1 / 4	Variable clouds	0 / 6	Variable clouds, possible snow
Kaliakra	-1 / 6	11	Variable clouds	0 / 4	Variable clouds	3 / 5	Variable clouds, possible snow
Varna	-2 / 5	11	Variable clouds	0 / 5	Variable clouds	0 / 6	Variable clouds
Emine	1 / 7	11	Variable clouds	2 / 6	Variable clouds	2 / 5	Variable clouds
Burgas	0 / 6	12	Variable clouds	1 / 6	Variable clouds	0 / 6	Mostly sunny
Ahtopol	2 / 8	12	Variable clouds	2 / 7	Variable clouds	0 / 6	Mostly sunny

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

Forecast for the Mountain Resorts

Point	26.12.2025			27.12.2025		28.12.2025
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Snow cover [cm]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
Botev peak	-8 / -4	78	Variable clouds	-10 / -6	Variable clouds	-8 / -6	Mostly cloudy with snow
Murgash peak	-5 / -2	30	Variable clouds	-7 / -2	Variable clouds	-6 / -4	Mostly sunny
Cherni vrah	-7 / -5	34	Variable clouds	-9 / -6	Mostly sunny	-7 / -5	Variable clouds
Aleko*	-6 / -2	n.a.	Variable clouds	-8 / -3	Variable clouds	-6 / -4	Variable clouds
Musala peak**	-9 / -6	n.a.	Variable clouds	-12 / -8	Mostly sunny	-9 / -7	Mostly sunny
Borovets*	-5 / 1	n.a.	Mostly cloudy	-6 / -2	Variable clouds	-4 / 1	Variable clouds
Rozhen	-4 / 1	19	Mostly cloudy	-6 / 0	Variable clouds	-4 / -1	Variable clouds
Snezhanka*	-6 / 0	n.a.	Mostly cloudy	-7 / -2	Variable clouds
Pamporovo*	-5 / 1	n.a.	Mostly cloudy	-5 / 1	Variable clouds	-4 / 0	Variable clouds
Chepelare-Mechi Chal*	-5 / -1	n.a.	Mostly cloudy	-5 / 1	Variable clouds
Smolyan*	-3 / 3	n.a.	Mostly cloudy	-5 / 1	Variable clouds	-5 / 5	Mostly sunny
Bansko*	-3 / 2	n.a.	Variable clouds	-5 / 2	Variable clouds	-5 / 3	Mostly sunny
Dobrinishte*	-3 / 2	n.a.	Variable clouds	-5 / 2	Variable clouds	-4 / 4	Mostly sunny
Todorka peak*	-9 / -5	n.a.	Variable clouds	-11 / -7	Mostly sunny	-8 / -6	Mostly sunny
1200m	-4 / 1	n.a.	Mostly cloudy	-6 / -1	Variable clouds	-4 / -1	Variable clouds
2000m	-6 / -3	n.a.	Variable clouds	-8 / -4	Mostly sunny	-7 / -5	Variable clouds, possible snow

* 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	26.12.2025		27.12.2025		28.12.2025
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
London	3 / 6	Mostly cloudy	2 / 9	Mostly cloudy	6 / 7	Mostly cloudy
Paris	-1 / 5	Mostly sunny	-1 / 5	Mostly sunny	1 / 6	Sunny
Brussels	-2 / 2	Mostly sunny	-3 / 5	Mostly sunny	1 / 3	Overcast
Madrid	1 / 5	Mostly cloudy with rain	4 / 11	Variable clouds, possible rain	5 / 10	Mostly cloudy with rain
Stockholm	0 / 3	Variable clouds	1 / 6	Sunny	1 / 2	Mostly sunny
Berlin	-8 / 2	Mostly sunny	0 / 5	Mostly sunny	-1 / 4	Mostly sunny
Warsaw	-7 / 3	Mostly sunny	1 / 5	Mostly cloudy	1 / 3	Mostly sunny
Rome	5 / 15	Mostly cloudy with rain	5 / 14	Mostly sunny	1 / 11	Fog
Prague	-6 / 0	Mostly sunny	-6 / 1	Mostly sunny	-1 / 1	Mostly sunny
Budapest	-3 / 4	Sunny	-2 / 4	Mostly sunny	-1 / 4	Sunny
Kiev	-5 / 0	Heavy snow	-1 / 0	Mostly cloudy with snow	-3 / -1	Heavy snow
Moscow	-2 / -1	Heavy snow	-2 / -1	Heavy snow
Belgrade	-2 / 3	Variable clouds	-1 / 4	Mostly sunny	0 / 4	Mostly sunny
Bucharest	-6 / 1	Variable clouds	-4 / 3	Mostly sunny	-2 / 6	Mostly sunny
Thessaloniki	6 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	1 / 10	Mostly sunny	2 / 11	Sunny
Athens	5 / 17	Mostly cloudy with rain	9 / 13	Mostly sunny	2 / 15	Sunny
Istanbul	7 / 9	Mostly cloudy	3 / 7	Variable clouds	3 / 8	Rain
Ankara	4 / 7	Rain	1 / 4	Overcast	-3 / 3	Heavy snow