Weather in Latvia to be dictated by wide cyclone this week

Warmer masses of air will flow to the country. In some parts of the country air temperature will rise above 0 C. Weather will be rich with precipitation. The wind will be strong as well, predicts Latvian State Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
At the end of the week weather will once again become colder – at night air temperature may drop as far as -12° C. Heavy snowing is possible in parts in the Gulf of Riga.
On Tuesday, the 21st of November, it will still be cloudy. Nevertheless,

the sun will still shine between the clouds every now and again.

Some snow and wet snow is also expected. The wind will be slow. With colder masses of air flowing the country, air temperature at night may drop to -5° C… -10° C. It may be a couple of degrees warmer in Kurzeme. Still, the night to Wednesday, the 22nd of November, will be slightly colder. Daytime air temperature will be cold: around +2° C… -3° C.
Similar air temperature is expected on Wednesday. In the evening, however, weather will be dictated by a wide cyclone, which will bring about strong wind and precipitation. The precipitation zone will bring snow and wet snow, which will transition into rain as the day goes by. In the morning on Thursday, the 23rd of November, there will be a thin layer of snow, but it will gradually melt over the course of the day. Roads will be slippery!
The wind is expected to pick up in strength – on the night to Thursday south-western and southern wind may reach a speed of up to 25-26 m/sec (17-22 m/sec in the rest of the country). On Thursday morning the wind will blow from the south-west and west. Wind speed may drop to a moderate 15-19 m/sec. Warmer masses of air will flow to the country – both at night and during the day air temperature will not drop below -1° C… +5° C.
At the end of the week colder masses of air will flow to Latvia – in eastern parts of the country air temperature will drop to -12° C.
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