So far, the highest air temperature in Latvia this year was 19 degrees recorded on the afternoon of April 21 in Rīga. The last time April passed without hitting 20 C was 30 years ago, in 1992, according to weatherman Toms Bricis.
A suspected whale sighting has been reported in late March in the Gulf of Rīga opposite Ragaciems, said Nature Conservation Agency's expert Valdis Pilāts.
March in Latvia has been unusually warm and sunny. Not for long, says weatherman Toms Bricis – it will already get cold and windy this weekend, so get your dose of sunshine while you can.
This week, temperatures in Latvia will linger around zero and skies will be overcast with a chance of rain, sleet, and snow, according to forecasts by Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center.
On Monday morning, there is snowfall and blizzard across Latvia, and it will continue throughout the day, according to forecasts by weatherman Toms Bricis.
Weather conditions in Latvia will improve during the holidays – the wind will die down, the snowfall will diminish, but frost will intensify, according to forecasts by weatherman Toms Bricis.
The Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre has issued a red alert in Riga and elsewhere in the southern Gulf of Riga, forecasting that wind gusts will reach 33 meters per second.
At 14:00 on Thursday January 13, Rīga exceeded the heat record at 6.9 C, according to information from the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center.