Wind to Strengthen Across Latvia on Thursday
On Thursday, 5 November, a northwesterly wind will blow across Latvia, with coastal gusts reaching 18 metres per second in the evening. No significant precipitation is expected, and temperatures will reach +8 to +12 degrees.
A stronger northwesterly wind is forecast for Latvia on Thursday, 5 November, according to meteorologists. Gusts will reach 9–14 metres per second, and up to 16 metres per second along the coast. In the evening, coastal gusts will increase to 18 metres per second.
The day will bring variable cloud and no significant precipitation. The maximum air temperature will be +8 to +12 degrees.
Weather in Riga
In Riga, the Latvian capital, no significant precipitation is expected, and the sun will occasionally come out. The air will warm to +11 degrees. Northwesterly gusts will reach up to 16 metres per second, rising to 18 metres per second in the evening.
What is shaping the weather
Weather in Latvia is still being influenced by the eastern edge of an anticyclone, an area of high atmospheric pressure. The strengthening wind is linked to a low-pressure area over the Arctic and Russia.
Sea-level atmospheric pressure will range from 1019 hectopascals in the Alūksne and Balvi municipalities to 1027 hectopascals in the South Kurzeme municipality.
