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MERCURY IN BULGARIA HITS RECORD LOWS
Environment, January 31, 2012, Tuesday:

The temperatures in Bulgaria fell to record lows Tuesday morning, even lower than Monday.

The mercury went down the most in Knezha, in northwestern Bulgaria, where it registered - 29 degrees Celsius at 5 am - an absolute all time record. At most locations temperatures were below - 20; in Sofia around 5 am the thermometers showed - 21.

The weather in the country will be extremely cold Tuesday and new record lows are expected over the heavy snow cover and the clear skies.

All Bulgarian regions are under code orange over extremely low temperatures, the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has announced. The eastern regions of Varna, Burgas, and Dobrich are also under warning for strong winds.

Several towns and cities recorded record lows Monday – Chirpan (minus 24, the lowest of all) and Vidin (minus 20); record lows since 1961 were registered in Montana, Oryahovo, Svishtov, Lovech and Veliko Tarnovo

The forecast for the next several days is for the polar cold spell to continue with the extremely dangerous combination of cold, snow, and wind. People are advised to stay home if possible. Those who have to go out should wear layers, gloves, and hats. Drivers should avoid travel, unless there is an emergency.

Code orange means intense weather situations with potential damage, injuries and casualties.

Thank goodness I'm not doing the skiathong this year.

bbc weather report
The heavy snowfall that blessed the Bulgarian resorts at the end of last week provided excellent riding on piste on Monday 30th January. The sun was shining, meaning the visibility was ideal to take advantage of the packed and groomed snow cover on the prepared slopes.

The deepest upper piste snow base of our three featured Bulgarian resorts is reported at Borovets (200/240cm), while Pamporovo (210/230cm) has the deepest lower slope depth, measured at 1700m which is 80m below the measured depth of 200cm at Borovets.

Fresh snow is forecast in Bulgaria over the coming days. Pamporovo is expecting the greatest amount of new snow, where almost 60cm of snow could fall by Tuesday 7th February.