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Weather forecast for 17 January

Temperatures rise slightly on Friday

Photo: BGNES

Friday will be mostly sunny until midday. There will be light to moderate westerly winds. Minimum temperatures will be between minus 6°C and minus 1°C, reaching minus 10°C in some basins, and maximum temperatures between 2°C and 7°C. In Sofia, temperatures will range from -7°C to 3°C.

Sunny weather will prevail in the mountains. There will be light to moderate winds from the north-northwest. Temperatures will rise, with the maximum around minus 5°C at 1,200 m and around 0°C at 2,000 m.

Along the Black Sea coast, it will be mostly sunny with moderate westerly winds. Maximum temperatures will be between 6°C and 8°C, 8°C on the sea. Sea swell will be 2.

The Balkans will be sunny except for southern Greece and the Aegean, where there will be considerable cloudiness but almost no precipitation.



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