WEATHER FORECASTS

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Forecasts for Cities—Bulgaria

City	01.05.2026		02.05.2026		03.05.2026		04.05.2026
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
Sofia	3 / 11	Mostly cloudy	1 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	0 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	1 / 18	Variable clouds
Sofia district	1 / 11	Mostly cloudy with rain	0 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	-1 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	0 / 18	Variable clouds
Vidin	6 / 15	Variable clouds, possible rain	2 / 15	Variable clouds	0 / 15	Variable clouds	2 / 20	Mostly sunny
Vratsa	4 / 11	Mostly cloudy with rain	1 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	0 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	0 / 16	Variable clouds
Montana	3 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	0 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	1 / 17	Variable clouds
Pleven	4 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 13	Variable clouds, possible rain	2 / 13	Variable clouds, possible rain	3 / 18	Variable clouds
Veliko Tarnovo	4 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	3 / 17	Variable clouds
Russe	4 / 14	Variable clouds	2 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 15	Variable clouds	3 / 18	Mostly sunny
Shumen	4 / 14	Mostly cloudy	2 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	1 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 15	Variable clouds
Silistra	4 / 13	Variable clouds	3 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	3 / 14	Variable clouds	4 / 17	Variable clouds
Varna	6 / 12	Mostly cloudy	3 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	3 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	5 / 14	Variable clouds, possible rain
Bourgas	6 / 12	Variable clouds	4 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	5 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	5 / 15	Variable clouds, possible rain
Sliven	5 / 12	Mostly cloudy	2 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 13	Variable clouds, possible rain	5 / 16	Variable clouds
Stara Zagora	5 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	1 / 14	Variable clouds, possible rain	3 / 16	Variable clouds
Plovdiv	6 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	3 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	3 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	6 / 19	Variable clouds
Kardzhali	4 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain	3 / 15	Variable clouds
Blagoevgrad	1 / 13	Mostly cloudy	0 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	-1 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	-1 / 15	Variable clouds
Sandanski	4 / 15	Mostly cloudy with rain	3 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	2 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	3 / 17	Variable clouds

Forecast for the Sea Resorts

Point	01.05.2026			02.05.2026
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Water t [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
Shabla	6 / 11	11	Mostly cloudy	2 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain
Kaliakra	6 / 11	11	Mostly cloudy	3 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain
Varna	6 / 12	13	Mostly cloudy	3 / 12	Mostly cloudy with rain
Emine	6 / 13	12	Variable clouds	4 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain
Burgas	6 / 12	13	Variable clouds	4 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain
Ahtopol	8 / 12	12	Variable clouds	5 / 13	Mostly cloudy with rain

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

Forecast for the Mountain Resorts

Point	01.05.2026			02.05.2026
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Снежна покривка [cm]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
Botev peak	-10 / -5	231	Mostly cloudy with snow	-9 / -5	Mostly cloudy with snow
Murgash peak	-6 / -1	4	Mostly cloudy with snow	-4 / 1	Mostly cloudy
Cherni vrah	-6 / -4	55	Mostly cloudy	-8 / -4	Mostly cloudy with snow
Aleko*	-4 / -1	70	Mostly cloudy	-5 / -1	Mostly cloudy with snow
Musala peak**	-13 / -7	n.a.	Mostly cloudy with snow	-12 / -7	Variable clouds, possible snow
Borovets*	-2 / 3	4	Mostly cloudy with rain	-4 / 3	Mostly cloudy with snow
Rozhen	-6 / 0	12	Mostly cloudy with snow	-5 / 2	Mostly cloudy with snow
Snezhanka*	-4 / -1	n.a.	Mostly cloudy with snow
Pamporovo*	-4 / 0	n.a.	Mostly cloudy with snow	-4 / 3	Mostly cloudy with snow
Chepelare-Mechi Chal*	-4 / 0	n.a.	Mostly cloudy with snow
Smolyan*	1 / 7	n.a.	Mostly cloudy with rain	-3 / 6	Variable clouds, possible rain
Bansko*	1 / 8	n.a.	Mostly cloudy with rain	-2 / 8	Variable clouds, possible rain
Dobrinishte*	3 / 9	n.a.	Mostly cloudy with rain	-2 / 8	Variable clouds, possible rain
Todorka peak*	-7 / -6	210	Mostly cloudy with snow	-11 / -6	Variable clouds, possible snow
1200m	-1 / 4	n.a.	Mostly cloudy	-3 / 4	Variable clouds, possible rain
2000m	-5 / -2	n.a.	Mostly cloudy	-6 / -2	Mostly cloudy with 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	01.05.2026		02.05.2026		03.05.2026
	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather	tmin / tmax [°C]	Weather
London	12 / 24	Variable clouds	12 / 21	Mostly cloudy	13 / 18	Variable clouds, possible rain
Paris	14 / 25	Thunderstorms	16 / 25	Sunny	16 / 21	Thunderstorms
Brussels	5 / 24	Sunny	17 / 24	Mostly sunny	15 / 17	Mostly cloudy with rain
Madrid	12 / 24	Variable clouds, possible rain	15 / 20	Rain	12 / 19	Mostly cloudy with rain
Stockholm	8 / 23	Mostly sunny	12 / 22	Mostly sunny	8 / 13	Overcast
Berlin	6 / 23	Sunny	8 / 28	Mostly sunny	13 / 28	Mostly sunny
Warsaw	4 / 19	Sunny	7 / 23	Mostly sunny	10 / 25	Mostly sunny
Rome	9 / 22	Variable clouds	7 / 21	Sunny	11 / 23	Overcast
Prague	3 / 22	Sunny	4 / 25	Mostly sunny	6 / 27	Mostly sunny
Budapest	3 / 18	Mostly sunny	6 / 22	Sunny	7 / 23	Mostly sunny
Kiev	2 / 11	Mostly sunny	2 / 14	Mostly sunny	6 / 17	Mostly sunny
Moscow	1 / 10	Variable clouds, possible rain	2 / 15	Mostly cloudy
Belgrade	5 / 16	Mostly sunny	8 / 21	Mostly sunny	10 / 23	Mostly sunny
Bucharest	3 / 13	Mostly sunny	6 / 14	Mostly cloudy with rain	4 / 17	Mostly sunny
Thessaloniki	8 / 14	Short rain	8 / 16	Short rain	7 / 16	Short rain
Athens	10 / 15	Short rain	10 / 16	Mostly cloudy	8 / 17	Sunny
Istanbul	9 / 12	Rain	8 / 14	Rain	9 / 13	Rain
Ankara	8 / 18	Rain	6 / 11	Rain	5 / 12	Rain