Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Weather forecast for 17 May

Saturday will be sunny, with temperatures of up to 20 degrees

Photo: BTA

Saturday will be mostly sunny. There will be significant cloud cover before noon in eastern Bulgaria, where it will continue to rain in some places. It will be windy, with moderate to strong westerly winds. Maximum temperatures will range from 15 to 20°C; in Sofia, it will reach around 15°C.


Before noon, the eastern Balkan Mountains and Strandzha and Sakar will have significant cloud cover and rain, and above 2,200 m there will be snow. The afternoon will be mostly sunny. There will be strong winds from the west-northwest. The maximum temperature at an altitude of 1,200 metres will be around 9°C and around 3°C at 2,000 metres.


Along the Black Sea coast, it will be mostly cloudy and rainy before noon. In the afternoon, the rain will stop and the clouds will clear, making way for mostly sunny weather. A moderate to strong wind will blow from the west-northwest. Maximum temperatures will range from 15 to 18 °C, while sea temperatures will range from 13 to 16 °C. The sea swell will be around 1–2 metres.



Edited by Diana Tsankova

Published and translated by E. Radkova




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Prime Minister: Bulgaria has a month to decide how to proceed after US sanctions on Lukoil

Bulgaria has until 21 November to decide how to proceed with the Lukoil Neftochim refinery, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said on Thursday ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels. He was apparently referring to the end of a US Treasury..

published on 10/23/25 1:57 PM

The Bulgarian army will gradually make up for its personnel shortage

The Bulgaria army will make up for the lack of personnel but not immediately. For 2025, we have money to hire only 1,000 new soldiers, said Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov before the relevant parliamentary committee.  The committee supported the..

published on 10/23/25 11:32 AM

Bulgarian electricity exports guarantee the electricity balance in the Balkans

Bulgaria remains a net exporter of electricity and one of the pillars of the energy system in Southeast Europe. Electricity exports exceed imports by 3.1% in 2024. According to this indicator, the country ranks 11th in Europe.  Among the..

published on 10/23/25 10:08 AM