On Saturday, short-term rain and thunderstorms are still expected in many parts of Latvia. Temperatures will range from +10 to +16 C at night, +17 C to +20 C during the day in Kurzeme, and +21 C to +26 C in the rest of the country.
On Sunday, rain is expected mainly in Kurzeme, with mostly sunny skies elsewhere. The minimum night temperature will be +11 C to +16 C, the maximum day +22 C to +27 C, with +19 C to +21 C in central and northern Kurzeme.
Early next week will be sunny and dry. On Monday and Tuesday, temperatures will range from +20 C to +22 C in Kurzeme to +23 C to +28 C in the rest of the country.
The meteorological summer continues in Latvia. This year it started on May 16, and today is the 121st day of summer. The longest meteorological summer in Latvia so far was in 2018, when it lasted 127 days.
Meteorological summer is the period of the year when the average daily temperature is consistently at least 15 degrees. Summer begins when the average daily temperature is at least 15 degrees for five consecutive days, with the first day of the period being the first day of summer and the last day of meteorological summer being the day when the average daily temperature is at least 15 degrees, followed by a steady fall below that mark.
Meteorological autumn begins when the average temperature is below 15 degrees for five consecutive days and the first day of autumn is the first day of the period.
Last year, the last day of meteorological summer was October 3, and meteorological autumn began on October 4.
