A heavy rain warning is in effect across the country from 12pm on Friday until 10am on Saturday, forecasters say. Vilca County and mountain and foothill areas of Gorges and Arges Counties are under a red warning for heavy rain until 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning.

The yellow code is valid from 12:00 Friday to 10:00 Saturday, there will be showers in the west, east and southeast of the country, which will also have a stormy character, the amount of water will locally exceed 25…40 l/sq.m. Locally in southeast Muntenia and Dobruja, especially in the evening and at night, showers will be accompanied by electrical discharges and increased wind.

In addition, during the same period of time, the orange code is in effect in Oltenia, Transylvania, locally in Maramureş, Muntenia and Dobruja there will be periods of torrential downpours, and after short periods of time or due to the accumulation of water amounts of 40… 60 l/sq.m and isolated in Oltenia more than 70…80 l/sq.m. In the southeast, showers will also be associated with electrical discharges, increased winds and storms.

From 3:00 p.m. Friday to 3:00 a.m. Saturday, a local red code is in effect in Vilcha county, in mountain and foothill areas of Gorzh and Argesh counties, 70…90 l/m2 of water will accumulate and more than 100 l/sq.m will be isolated.