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Bulgaria’s long weekend weather

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Bulgaria’s long weekend weather

An archive photo of the 2008 celebrations of September 6, Unification Day, in Plovdiv.

Photo: N Nikolov/president.bg

The celebration of Unification Day on September 6 2010 means a three-day weekend in Bulgaria, but prospects for good weekend weather as summer nears its end seem mixed.
 
The capital city, Sofia, appears set to the worst off, with most forecasts predicting rain showers on all three days, and the capital city offering weather that will partly cloudy at best, with maximums of about 23 degrees C on Sunday and Monday.
 
Bulgaria’s main Black Sea city, Varna, may be among the best bets, although there is a possibility of rain on September 4 and partly cloudy weather on Sunday and Monday, with all three days of the weekend set for forecast highs of 24 degrees C.
 
In Plovdiv, the focus of Unification Day celebrations – the day commemorates the end, 125 years ago, of the short-lived republic of Eastern Roumelia, which had the central Bulgarian city as its capital – the forecast is for partly cloudy weather, with highs throughout the weekend of about 24 degrees.
 
This year’s Unification Day celebrations in Plovdiv will be attended by President Georgi Purvanov. Events include an exhibition celebrating Plovdiv’s contribution to the unification of Bulgaria, and at 8.30pm, a speech by Purvanov and a military parade.
 

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