Social media has been abuzz with pictures of the late seasonal snowfall, with even Riga getting a dusting of the white stuff early on the morning of May 10.
Weather forecasters say it is the latest snow has fallen in the year since the turn of the millennium, giving residents the unusual combination of a bright and sunny morning with cherry blossom... and snow.
#10maijs #Rīga #sniegs #ķirši pic.twitter.com/ImXAVxpZw0
— Daina _P (@Daina_P) May 10, 2017
Others faced the prospect of cleaning windscreens before ehading to work - a ritual more commonly associated with December and January.
Tuk daudz domu šorīt! Ziemas apavi, riepas, šalle, bērnam cimdi, siltā jaka, slotiņa mašīnai, cepure... #10maijs #sniegs ? pic.twitter.com/oKseY5ab2Q
— Ivans Milovs (@IMilovs) May 10, 2017
Labrīt! Šodien Latvijā turpināsies aukstums, daudzviet gaidāms sniegs. Brīžiem spīdēs saule. Maksimālā gaisa temperatūra būs +5..+9 grādi. pic.twitter.com/jt7iTGplb1
— LTV Ziņu dienests (@ltvzinas) May 10, 2017
In addition, six weather stations across the country reported record-low temperatures overnight for the time of year.
Šonakt 6 stacijās pārspēts un 1 atkārtots 10. maija minimālās gaisa temperatūras rekords. Rēzeknē arī jauns visas Latvijas rekords. pic.twitter.com/DaxMI0HWqn
— Meteo.lv (@LVGMC_Meteo) May 10, 2017
