The Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center has issued an orange warning for strong wind on Thursday and Friday.
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On Tuesday, the weather will be sunny and the wind will subside, according to forecasts by weatherman Toms Bricis.
A tree branch broken down in the storm has caused a fatal injury to a woman, the Emergency Medical Service (NMPD) said January 17.
On Monday, January 17, a storm has been tearing through Latvia, which is expected to be one of the most devastating in the recent years.
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.
A storm will come to Latvia on Monday, January 17, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center.
On Friday morning, the State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) received more than a hundred calls in need of help with the damage caused by the wind, VUGD told LETA January 14.
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.
Two strong cyclones will hit Latvia in the coming days, bringing gusts of strong wind, according to forecasts by weatherman Toms Bricis.
On Wednesday, weather in Latvia will become significantly warmer, according to forecasts by Toms Bricis.
Air quality has deteriorated due to cold and calm weather in Riga, according to operational data from Rīga City Council observation stations.
The weather in Latvia will get colder in the first half of the week but thaw will prevail in the second half of the week according to forecasts by weatherman Toms Bricis.
During the next few days, the air temperature in Latvia will mostly remain below zero, but a widespread thaw will return in the middle of next week, according to latest forecasts.
The second half of this week will be frosty, according to forecasts by weatherman Toms Bricis.
According to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meterology Center (LVĢMC), December 2021 was one of the coldest recorded recently in Latvia.
This week the warmest weather in Latvia will be on Tuesday, the coldest on Friday, according to forecasts by weatherman Toms Bricis.
On Monday, thaw will prevail in the east of Latvia, according to forecasts by weatherman Toms Bricis.
On the second day of 2022, there will be widespread snow and rain across Latvia, forecasters predict.
A thaw will come to the west of Latvia on Thursday, according to forecasts by weatherman Toms Bricis.
The current sub-zero temperatures will remain throughout Latvia on Wednesday, forecasts show.
There will still be some snowfall on Monday afternoon and evening in the east of Latvia, but snowing will stop over the next few days, according to forecasts by LSM's weatherman Toms Bricis.
The deepest snow, as recorded by meteorological observation stations is in Sigulda on Monday morning with 26 centimeters (cm), according to data from the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LVĢMC).
On Friday, December 24, snowfall is expected throughout Latvia, with the layer of snow increasing by up to 10 centimeters by Christmas Eve, according to forecasts of the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
The orange alert on heavy snowfall is in force Wednesday December 22 morning in the central part of Latvia, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
On Monday, air temperature in Latvia will gradually decrease over the course of the day, and it will get colder this week, according to forecasts by the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center.
No significant changes in weather conditions are expected during the weekend, according to forecasts by weatherman Toms Bricis.
At the beginning of the week temperatures will fluctuate around zero before rising significantly in the second half of the week, according to forecasts by LSM's weatherman Toms Bricis and the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center.
The double-digit negatives seem to be over for this week as temperature has risen Thursday night and will continue rising Friday, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology center.
In many places throughout Latvia the temperature fell to -20 C during the night, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LVGMC).
This week, air temperatures in Latvia are likely to fall below -20 C but it will become warmer over the weekend, according to forecasts available to the newswire LETA.