Meanwhile most of the snow that fell elsewhere has already melted with temperatures of +7..+11C in Kurzeme and Zemgale recorded early this morning but around -1C in Vidzeme.
The rest of Latvia recorded less impressive snow blankets, or none at all, as this convenient map of the Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre shows.
Sniegs kopš nakts otrās puses daudzviet kūst, tomēr maksimālais novērotais sniega segas biezums aizvadītajā naktī austrumos bijis 6-7 cm. pic.twitter.com/WrQHrF7hwK
— Meteo.lv (@LVGMC_Meteo) October 26, 2017
This was the tardiest first snow Latvia has seen since 2011 when the first snow fell on November 12. It fell on October 14 last year in Daugavpils and on October 8/9 in 2015.
The state road company, Latvijas Valsts ceļi, was also busy last night clearing roads with their snowblade-equipped winter vehicles.
Vidzemē un Latgalē sniegs klāj ceļus. @autoceli tehnikas vienības strādāja visu nakti un turpina darbu, atkārtoti tīrot un kaisot ceļus. pic.twitter.com/EqulLiXUuY
— Latvijas Valsts ceļi (@LVceli) October 26, 2017
The earliest snowfall ever recorded in Latvia was on September 23 1973 in Rēzekne.
