The question on everyone's mind this year-end is whether there'll be a white snowy Christmas, or will nature turn all the expected snow into a gray slush mirroring the sky this time of the year.
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Latvia's northern and eastern reaches were covered in snow on October 25 with the thickest snow blanket of a whopping seven centimeters recorded in Gulbene as well as the Līvāni municipality, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
This year's first snow is in the forecast, and it is expected it will come with a blizzard.
From September 1 to September 19 there has been 121 mm of rainfall recorded in Latvia, making it the rainiest September this century against an average of 71 mm of weather that usually falls this month, according to data by the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
In the early hours of September 18 a rainy weather system reached Latvia from the south, bringing with it heavy rain and flooding in the lowlands, warn forecasters.
While Saturday will still be cloudy with drizzle expected throughout the day, it will be warm for the season at +15..+20C.
The first half of the week is forecast to be somewhat warm and dry, while the latter half should see temperatures drop by a few degrees.
If you were in Riga last night, chances are you were woken up by lightning bolts.
The first half of this week will be warm and just a little rainy but the weather will get colder with heavy rain after Wednesday, forecasts say.
The weekend of July 8 and 9 will see generally pleasant weather, though there will still be rain showers in all districts, according to forecasters.
Summer is still making a tentative approach as rain is expected every workday with the sky clearing only on the weekend.
Weather forecasters have put a dampener on summer spirits this week, saying that it will in general be a wet few days across Latvia.
After a weekend of glorious sunshine across the whole of Latvia, the working week gets under way in less spectacular fashion with the promise of cooler temperatures at the start of June, according to LSM weather-watcher Toms Bricis.
Finally, after what seems like years of telling you each Monday mornign that the week's weather in Latvia will be cold with snow, we can change the record: a possible heatwave is approaching!
Tuesday surprised parts of Latvia with snowfall as morning temperatures fell to 0..-4C in Latvia and about +1..+3C in Riga and the coastal regions.
If you thought you had seen the last of snow and felt the final freezing temperatures until next winter, think again.
This week will be dry with close to freezing temperatures in the mornings but relatively warm daytime temperatures.
Many places in Latvia enjoyed a "white easter" this year with snowfall across a large part of the country.
The coming weekend's Easter celebrations could be quite snowy, forecasters predict.
The afternoon of April 2 saw temperatures in Latvia top 20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahrenheit) for the first time this year in the south-eastern city of Daugavpils - and significantly earlier than is usual, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center (LVĢMC).
Changeable weather will be prevalent in Latvia over the next few days with freeze and snow replaced by temperatures of up to +18C, reports LSM's weather man Toms Bricis.
Latvia is in for another chilly working week, but there will be sunshine along the way and the promise of warmer weather next weekend.
On the night of March 21 the aurora borealis or northern lights were observed across Scandinavia, the Baltics, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
The first half of the week will be cloudy and wet in Latvia; however the latter half is expected to be sunnier, reports LSM's weatherman Toms Bricis.
On Tuesday the first white storks were seen in Latvia, according to the latvijasputni.lv bird watching website.
This week the weather in Latvia will become warmer but winds will gain in force and it'll often be raining, say forecasts.
The weather will be snowy in Latvia early this week but warmer temperatures characteristic of spring are to return in the latter half of the week, say forecasts.
Winter has proven to be more tenacious than expected with fresh snow flurries in recent days giving a few hours of bonus recreation to skiers and snowball fighters, but according to our resident weatherman Toms Bricis it's all likely to melt in the near future.
The work week will see changeable weather with snow giving way to rain and vice versa, but the weekend is set to be dry and sunny, reported LSM's weatherman Toms Bricis.
On Tuesday afternoon the air temperature in Rūjiena (northern Latvia) rose to +6.7C, meaning it's the warmest February 14 on record.
After a cold spell, this week will see the arrival of slightly warmer weather--which means spring is around the corner.
While global warming has the potential to cause unprecedented suffering, famine, species extinction, water wars and assorted other headaches across large swathes of the world, it also offers economic opportunities for Latvia, according to LSM's resident weatherman, Toms Bricis.