Rain will stop during the night and the skies will gradually clear up by Saturday morning, while some morning for can be expected. It will be mostly sunny in the western Primorska region, where a weak bora wind will blow, and partly cloudy elsewhere. The bora in the west will abate by noon.

The Walk along the Wire, commemorating the liberation of Ljubljana at the end of the Second World War, will be organized in a modified format this year due to the epidemiological situation. The walk will take place on Saturday, while the run of three-member teams is taking place in a virtual setting between Thursday and Sunday.

Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak attended a virtual ministerial of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, hosted by the German Environment Ministry in cooperation with the UK. The ministers discussed open issues ahead of the climate conference in Glasgow in November, where commitments from the 2015 Paris climate agreement are to be reaffirmed.

The council of UKC Maribor, the country's second largest hospital, appointed on Friday Anton Crnjac as the hospital's new head. Crnjac, who had already served as the medical director, was the only candidate for the post. If endorsed by the government, he will succeed Vojsko Flis, who did not run for another term.

The opposition Left has called for Slovenia and the EU to join the US in the proposal to temporarily lift patent protections for vaccines against Covid-19.

As debate continues in Slovenia on a coal phaseout strategy, Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak set out the size of the challenge faced by the energy industry to make up for the loss of key sources of energy while having to meet growing needs.

Rain will stop during the night and the skies will gradually clear up by Saturday morning, while some morning for can be expected. It will be mostly sunny in the western Primorska region, where a weak bora wind will blow, and partly cloudy elsewhere. The bora in the west will abate by noon.