WEATHER FORECASTS
National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
Forecasts for Cities—Bulgaria
| City | 17.03.2026 | 18.03.2026 | 19.03.2026 | 20.03.2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | |
| Sofia | 0 / 12 |  Mostly cloudy |
3 / 7 |  Overcast |
2 / 7 | Overcast |
0 / 6 |  Rain & snow |
| Sofia district | 0 / 12 |  Mostly cloudy with rain |
1 / 8 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
0 / 6 |  Weak rain |
-1 / 4 | Rain & snow |
| Vidin | -5 / 12 |  Variable clouds |
6 / 11 | Mostly cloudy |
3 / 10 | Mostly cloudy |
2 / 9 | Weak rain |
| Vratsa | 0 / 11 | Variable clouds |
4 / 9 | Mostly cloudy |
1 / 7 | Mostly cloudy |
0 / 5 | Rain & snow |
| Montana | -1 / 12 | Variable clouds |
5 / 10 | Mostly cloudy |
1 / 9 | Mostly cloudy |
2 / 8 | Rain & snow |
| Pleven | -1 / 13 | Mostly cloudy |
4 / 10 | Mostly cloudy |
4 / 9 | Mostly cloudy |
2 / 8 | Weak rain |
| Veliko Tarnovo | -1 / 14 | Mostly cloudy |
2 / 11 | Mostly cloudy |
2 / 9 | Overcast |
1 / 5 | Rain & snow |
| Russe | -2 / 13 | Mostly cloudy |
2 / 10 | Mostly cloudy |
2 / 9 | Mostly cloudy |
2 / 8 | Overcast |
| Shumen | -1 / 12 | Mostly cloudy |
3 / 10 | Mostly cloudy |
2 / 8 | Mostly cloudy |
3 / 7 | Weak rain |
| Silistra | 1 / 13 | Mostly cloudy |
1 / 11 | Mostly cloudy |
3 / 9 | Mostly cloudy |
4 / 10 | Overcast |
| Varna | 3 / 10 | Mostly cloudy |
4 / 9 | Mostly cloudy |
5 / 10 | Overcast |
4 / 8 | Weak rain |
| Bourgas | 3 / 8 | Mostly cloudy |
5 / 10 | Overcast |
6 / 10 | Weak rain |
5 / 8 |  Rain |
| Sliven | 2 / 12 | Mostly cloudy |
3 / 11 | Overcast |
2 / 9 | Mostly cloudy |
1 / 6 | Weak rain |
| Stara Zagora | -1 / 13 | Mostly cloudy |
2 / 11 | Overcast |
2 / 10 | Overcast |
3 / 8 | Weak rain |
| Plovdiv | -2 / 14 | Mostly cloudy |
4 / 10 | Overcast |
4 / 10 | Overcast |
3 / 8 | Weak rain |
| Kardzhali | -1 / 13 | Mostly cloudy |
3 / 10 | Overcast |
3 / 9 | Weak rain |
2 / 7 | Weak rain |
| Blagoevgrad | -1 / 13 | Mostly cloudy with rain |
3 / 11 | Weak rain |
-1 / 10 | Mostly cloudy |
0 / 7 | Overcast |
| Sandanski | 5 / 15 | Mostly cloudy |
5 / 12 | Weak rain |
4 / 14 | Mostly cloudy |
3 / 10 | Overcast |
Forecast for the Sea Resorts
| Point | 17.03.2026 | 18.03.2026 | 19.03.2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmin / tmax [°C] |
Water t [°C] |
Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] |
Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] |
Weather | |
| Shabla | 1 / 8 | 8 | Mostly cloudy |
3 / 8 | Mostly cloudy |
6 / 9 | Overcast |
| Kaliakra | 3 / 9 | 8 | Mostly cloudy |
5 / 9 | Mostly cloudy |
6 / 9 | Overcast |
| Varna | 3 / 10 | 7 | Mostly cloudy |
4 / 9 | Mostly cloudy |
5 / 10 | Overcast |
| Emine | 4 / 8 | 8 | Mostly cloudy |
6 / 9 | Mostly cloudy |
7 / 9 | Overcast |
| Burgas | 3 / 8 | 9 | Mostly cloudy |
5 / 10 | Overcast |
6 / 10 | Weak rain |
| Ahtopol | 2 / 9 | 7 | Mostly cloudy |
5 / 9 | Overcast |
7 / 9 | Weak rain |
Note: Sea water temperature is issued only in the warm half of the year.
Forecast for the Mountain Resorts
| Point | 17.03.2026 | 18.03.2026 | 19.03.2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmin / tmax [°C] |
Snow cover [cm] |
Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] |
Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] |
Weather | |
| Botev peak | -11 / -4 | 224 | Mostly cloudy |
-10 / -6 | Overcast |
-9 / -6 |  Mostly cloudy with snow |
| Murgash peak | -4 / 2 | 1 | Rain & snow |
-7 / -2 |  Light snow |
-7 / -4 |  Fog |
| Cherni vrah | -6 / -2 | 120 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
-9 / -5 | Light snow |
-8 / -6 | Light snow |
| Aleko* | -4 / 2 | 70 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
-8 / -3 | Light snow |
-6 / -4 | Light snow |
| Musala peak** | -11 / -6 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy with snow |
-11 / -8 | Light snow |
-11 / -7 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
| Borovets* | -2 / 7 | n.a. | Rain & snow |
-5 / 0 | Light snow |
-6 / -2 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
| Rozhen | -5 / 4 | 25 | Mostly cloudy |
-5 / 0 | Light snow |
-6 / -1 | Light snow |
| Snezhanka* | -5 / 1 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy |
-5 / 0 | Light snow |
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| Pamporovo* | -3 / 4 | 40 | Mostly cloudy |
-6 / -1 | Light snow |
-5 / 0 | Light snow |
| Chepelare-Mechi Chal* | -4 / 4 | 40 | Mostly cloudy |
-3 / 4 | Rain & snow |
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| Smolyan* | -3 / 9 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy |
-3 / 3 | Rain & snow |
-5 / 7 | Mostly cloudy |
| Bansko* | 0 / 9 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy with rain |
-1 / 4 | Rain & snow |
-4 / 5 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
| Dobrinishte* | 0 / 10 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy with rain |
1 / 5 | Rain & snow |
-4 / 6 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
| Todorka peak* | -9 / -5 | 210 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
-11 / -7 | Light snow |
-10 / -6 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
| 1200m | -1 / 7 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy with rain |
-4 / 1 | Rain & snow |
-5 / -1 | Mostly cloudy with snow |
| 2000m | -4 / -1 | n.a. | Mostly cloudy with snow |
-9 / -4 | Light snow |
-7 / -5 | Light 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 | 17.03.2026 | 18.03.2026 | 19.03.2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | tmin / tmax [°C] | Weather | |
| London | 9 / 13 | Variable clouds |
9 / 17 |  Sunny |
6 / 15 | Sunny |
| Paris | 8 / 17 | Sunny |
8 / 17 | Sunny |
7 / 16 | Sunny |
| Brussels | 6 / 15 | Variable clouds |
8 / 16 |  Mostly sunny |
5 / 16 | Sunny |
| Madrid | 5 / 20 | Sunny |
7 / 19 | Mostly sunny |
8 / 19 | Sunny |
| Stockholm | 2 / 8 | Mostly sunny |
3 / 11 | Variable clouds |
4 / 7 | Overcast |
| Berlin | 1 / 13 | Mostly sunny |
2 / 16 | Sunny |
2 / 16 | Mostly sunny |
| Warsaw | 3 / 10 | Mostly sunny |
1 / 13 | Sunny |
0 / 12 | Mostly sunny |
| Rome | 5 / 17 | Rain |
6 / 13 |  Short rain |
7 / 17 | Mostly cloudy |
| Prague | 1 / 10 |  Variable clouds, possible rain |
1 / 13 | Sunny |
-2 / 13 | Mostly sunny |
| Budapest | 4 / 14 | Rain |
4 / 14 | Mostly sunny |
4 / 14 | Sunny |
| Kiev | 0 / 11 | Mostly sunny |
1 / 6 | Overcast |
0 / 8 | Variable clouds |
| Moscow | -1 / 6 | Mostly cloudy |
-2 / 6 | Variable clouds |
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| Belgrade | 6 / 12 | Mostly cloudy |
6 / 14 | Variable clouds |
5 / 16 | Mostly sunny |
| Bucharest | 2 / 14 | Mostly sunny |
3 / 14 | Variable clouds |
3 / 10 | Mostly cloudy |
| Thessaloniki | 7 / 14 | Mostly cloudy |
6 / 15 | Mostly cloudy |
7 / 14 | Mostly cloudy |
| Athens | 9 / 17 | Short rain |
10 / 15 |  Thunder & rain |
8 / 13 | Mostly cloudy |
| Istanbul | 6 / 12 | Variable clouds |
7 / 11 | Weak rain |
7 / 10 | Rain |
| Ankara | 2 / 16 | Mostly sunny |
3 / 17 | Mostly cloudy |
7 / 13 | Rain |