Sun, Nov 08 2009

First real snowfall of the season hits Sofia alone

Sat, Nov 22 2008 10:51 CET byMagdalena Rahn 154 Views

While the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences describes the current condition of Sofia as 3 degrees Celsius and "light, short-duration rain", the forecast from the window points to an even falling of large-flake snow, and temperatures cold enough to allow it to stick to the ground.

Other weather stations confirm that Sofia is currently the coldest location in the country, with  cities elsewhere, like Plovdiv, Rousse and Varna, enjoying morning temperatures of 7 to 16 degrees Celsius and sun. It appears that the warm wind that whipped Sofia on November 21 2008 has moved along to the rest of the country, a forerunner of the wintry atmospheric front.

The snow, the 2008/09 winter season's first in city conditions, is expected to stop by November 23.

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