Rain, wet snow and wind gusts up to 19 m/s expected in Latvia this weekend

Latvia faces changeable, windy weather this weekend, with rain and in places snow. The Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre, which produces the country's weather forecasts, says gusts will reach 15–19 m/s on the coast and in eastern areas, while some road sections in the Vidzeme region may become slippery.

Saturday

Skies will gradually clear from the west during the day, but until then rain clouds will bring rain to many areas, and wet snow or snow in places in the east. Overnight, precipitation in Vidzeme will be heavy, leaving a snow layer 1–3 cm thick. A thunderstorm is possible locally on the coast. Visibility will drop in places in Vidzeme during precipitation.

A light to moderate westerly and southwesterly wind will blow, moderately strong on the coast. Gusts on the coast and in the east overnight will reach 15–19 m/s, and up to 14 m/s in the east during the day under isolated clouds. Night temperatures will fall to 0…+5°, with daytime highs of +3…+8°.

Sunday

Skies will clear at times, but it will rain repeatedly in many places. The westerly and southwesterly wind will gradually shift to southerly and southwesterly. On the coast it will stay gusty at 15–18 m/s. Overnight and in the morning, fog will form locally in the east, where winds are lighter, reducing visibility. Night temperatures will be -1…+3°, in many coastal areas +4…+8°, and daytime +5…+9°.

Early next week

Gusty wind will mainly persist along the coast. Skies will remain mostly overcast, with mainly rain and, on some days, local wet snow. Forecasts indicate that on Tuesday and Wednesday, 18 November, with the centre of a broad cyclone over Norway, precipitation will cover almost all of Latvia and it will be windy. Temperatures will stay similar to those of previous days.