A warm morning, but a jittery sky. Macedonia is today in a typical summer regime where sun and high temperatures rule during the day, while the afternoon brings uncertainty - downpours, thunder, strong wind, and hail are all possible. Maximum temperatures climb to around 34 degrees, which means heat and instability go hand in hand.

Weather like this - sunny before noon, stormy in the afternoon - is a classic picture for this part of summer. The warm air heats up through the day, rises, and the calm morning sky quickly turns into thunderclouds. The advice everywhere it's possible is to take care in the afternoon, especially in mountain and hill areas where storms hit most abruptly.

For farmers this is no trivial detail. In a few minutes, hail can destroy what was nurtured for months, and exactly these kinds of summer storms have already left their mark on orchards across the country. That's why a forecast for „possible hail" isn't just a meteorological item - for many it's the difference between a season with a yield and a season with damage.