A code orange or level two warning has been issued by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology for today.
„When we have a prolonged period exceeding five days with high temperatures – above the climatic norm, we go into the second degree of warning – code orange“, explained in “This Saturday“ forecaster Anastasia Stoycheva.
„The temperatures today will also be comparable to those of yesterday – in most areas it will be between 34 and 40 degrees. In the extreme south-west it is expected to exceed 40 degrees. These are high temperatures for summer, but they are far from extreme – of 45.2 degrees in the distant year 1916“, she also commented.
„Given that we expect these temperatures to persist for the next five days – after the 10th day we will move into the higher degree, the third, in terms of high temperatures – “code red”. We don't expect any cooling and in the middle of the new week we will raise the code to red”, noted Anastasia Stoycheva.
„July is the hottest month in our country. At the end of July are the so-called hot days, during which the extreme for the country was also registered. I would say that temperatures between 35 and 40 degrees are more typical for July in our country, she added.
„In the big city, where there is too much concrete, where there are few trees, it is clear that what we feel is high in value. We will get closer to 42-43 degrees, but there will be no records, the forecaster pointed out.
„ Around July 19-20, a slight drop in temperatures is expected. This in summer is associated with the development of cumulus clouds. They are local, in some areas the phenomena can be quite intense, including accompanied by hail”, commented Anastasia Stoycheva.