• For 11 August, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has issued a first-degree warning (yellow code) for high maximum temperatures of 35-38 de grees in 16 regions of the country

As of 10 August 2026, the total volume of water stored in the complex and significant dams amounts to 4784.2 million cubic meters, representing 73.20% of their total capacity. Thirty-two out of a total of 52 major and significant dams in the country are at more than 70% full.

The ‘Hristo Smirnenski’, ‘Yovkovtsi’, ‘Kamchia’, ‘Asenovets’, ‘Borovitsa’, ‘Kalin’, ‘Pchelina’, ‘Vacha’, ‘Krichim’, and ‘Kardzhali’ dams are at more than 90% full. The ‘Pchelina’ and ‘Pancharevo’ dams are overflowing.

According to data from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, this afternoon there will be showers and thunderstorms in some mountainous areas, with expected rainfall of up to 3-5 mm. No rainfall is expected on Tuesday or Wednesday. On Thursday, cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds will develop over the mountainous areas of Western Bulgaria, and on Friday - over the Eastern regions as well; in places there will be brief showers accompanied by thunderstorms, with the possibility of hailstorms. Over the weekend, the likelihood of rainfall is low.

For 11 August 2026, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has issued a first-degree warning (yellow code) for high maximum temperatures of 35-38 de grees in 16 regions of the country.

Today and over the next three days, river levels will remain largely unchanged. Water levels will remain below the warning thresholds.

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) reminds local authorities to implement the measures set out in the Flood Risk Management Plans for 2022-2027 and to monitor the latest hydrometeorological information and forecasts for hazardous phenomena, published on the Ministry’s official website.

 The MOEW manages water resources in 52 major and complex dams.