On Tuesday, the 13th of February, there will be precipitation, including freezing rain. Walkways and other surfaces will become iced over. In Vidzeme ice will make walkways and roads especially dangerous, warns Latvian State Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
Meteorologists note that fog may appear at night in certain areas at night. The fog will remain during the day as well. The wind will be slow to moderate. Wind speed at night along the coast in Kurzeme will be strong. Air temperature at night will stay within +2° C… -5° C and +2° C… -3° C during the day at the beginning of the week.
In the middle of the week colder masses of air will blow to the country. Weather will be rich in precipitation. However, precipitation will calm down close to the end of the week. The wind will blow from the east at first. Wind direction will gradually change over the course of the week. Air temperature will gradually go down. At night air temperature in western parts of the country will mostly stay at +2° C… -4° C, in the east air temperature will be -2° C… -8° C. At the end of the week, however, air temperature could drop below -10° C.
Daytime air temperature will be similar – along the coast air temperature will mostly stay above 0° C, whereas in eastern territories air temperature will not rise above -7° C. Weather will be volatile next week as well.
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Latvian meteorologists predict precipitation, including freezing rain
