A Yellow Weather Alert Issued for July 21 Due to Rain, Thunderstorms, and Hail

Nimkh has issued a yellow code for tomorrow, July 21, for a large part of the country. The warning is not related to high temperatures, but to expected heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and possible hail.

According to the forecast, during the night in Southwestern, Central Southern, and Northeastern Bulgaria, cumulonimbus cloudiness will develop, with intermittent rain showers and thunderstorm activity at some places. Intensive phenomena are expected mainly around the Balkan Mountain range and in extreme Northeastern regions. The wind will be light and briefly shift from the southwest.

For tomorrow, sunny periods are expected, but cumulonimbus and cumulonimbus-thunderclouds will form again. There will be short-lived rain showers and thunderstorms, more intense in the eastern and mountainous regions; hail is possible. In Northwestern Bulgaria there will be almost no rainfall. The wind will shift from north-northwest and will be light to moderate.

Over the mountains, cumulonimbus and cumulonimbus-thunderclouds are expected with short-lived rain showers and thunderstorm activity, more pronounced in the Rila- Rhodope region. There are conditions for hail. The wind will be moderate, strong at the peaks, from the west-northwest. The maximum temperatures at 1200 meters will be around 25°, at 2000 meters – around 18°.

Along the Black Sea coast, from the morning over the northern coast and, during the day, over most areas, cumulonimbus and cumulonimbus-thunderclouds will develop. In many places there will be short-lived rain showers and thunderstorms, hail is possible. It will be almost rain-free along the extreme southern coast. The wind will be light from the southeast, later in the day shifting to north-northwest. Maximum temperatures will be between 26° and 30°. Sea water temperature is about 25°, north of Kaliakra about 20°. Sea state will be around 2 Beaufort.

Source: Plovdiv24.bg