Overnight, places in eastern Latvia have developed fog with visibility of 100-500 meters, which will remain in the morning as well, the State Fire and Rescue Service's Operational Division reported.
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In several places in Latvia, Friday become the warmest March 1 since meteorological observations are carried out, according to information from the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center.
This weekend and next week, air temperatures in Latvia will be much higher than usual at the end of February, with rain and fog expected at times, according to forecasts.
Over the weekend, the weather will become considerably warmer in Latvia and local heat records will be hit in some places in Latvia, according to forecasts.
On Friday afternoon, the air temperature in Latvia's south-western city of Liepāja rose to a balmy 9.6 degrees Celsius, surpassing a record that had stood for nearly a century, according to data from the Latvian Center for Environment, Geology and Meteorology (LVĢMC).
On Saturday, February 10, snow is expected in many parts of Latvia arriving from the south and southwest in the afternoon. In some parts of Latvia, roads are icy.
Cold weather will persist across Latvia on Saturday but will get warmer from Sunday, with temperatures mostly slightly above zero next week, according to forecasts.
On Thursday, snow layer in Rīga grew by 11 centimeters, forming a 16 centimetre thick layer of snow along with the previous snow cover, according to information from the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center.
On Wednesday morning, in many places in Latvia, snowfall and blizzard continues. Snowing intensity will diminish throughout the day, according to forecasts.
Although the sun will sometimes shine in the beginning of the second week of February, there will be plenty of clouds in the sky, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center (LVGMC).
Although January ended with a thaw in Latvia, overall it was the coldest month in at least three years, according to information from the Latvian Environment, Geology, and Meteorology Center.