STA, 17 November 2019 - The rain in Slovenia will persist this afternoon. Moving from the west to the east, it is likely to bring flooding along the Drava river on the border with Austria in the north-east during the night.
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The rain is expected to stop by Monday morning and the day will see some morning sun. Temperatures are to range between 3 to 9 degrees Celsius in the morning and later reach up to 15 degrees.
Meanwhile, the authorities have already started to put in place flood barriers in Dravograd in Vuzenica and following a meeting with Austrian colleagues the bridge in Bleiburg was closed at noon.
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The night will be critical, with projections putting the flow of the Drava river at 1,600 cubic metres per second, meaning some damage to exposed houses is not excluded.
Minor flooding is also still reported from the coast and from the most exposed areas of the Ljubljanica river.
Meanwhile, things are expected to improve a little on Tuesday when sporadic rain will mostly be limited to western Slovenia. Cloudy but mostly dry weather is forecast for Wednesday.
