Meteorologists promise +20° C in Latvia this week

In the first half of the week weather in Latvia is expected to be chilly with air temperature around +10° C… +15° C during the day and +5° C at night. In the second half of the week air temperature in most of the country may rise above +20° C, according to Latvian State Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
In the first half of the week weather in Latvia will be dictated by high atmospheric pressure. Monday, 16 May, will be cloudy with no precipitation. The wind will blow from the west and north-west, reaching a speed of up to 14 m/sec. Daytime air temperature will stay at +10° C… +15° C.
On the night to Tuesday meteorologists predict partially cloudy weather. Eastern parts of Latvia may experience short-term rain. More clouds are expected during the day, and many parts of Latvia may experience rain. Meteorologists also predict thunderstorms. The wind will blow from the north and north-west. In western parts of Latvia wind speed will reach 15 m/sec. Air temperature at night will be 0° C… +4° C (+4° C… +7° C along the coast), daytime air temperature will reach only +8° C… +12° C.

No precipitation is expected on Wednesday.

The wind will blow from the north-west and north. Air temperature at night will be at +3° C… +8° C, whereas daytime air temperature will not rise higher than +13° C… +16° C (+9° C… +13° C).
Meteorologists predict that in the second half of the week warmer masses of air will flow to the country: air temperature in most of the country will reach +15° C… +18° C on Thursday, and on Friday and Saturday air temperature in Latvia will reach +20° C… +22° C. There won’t be much precipitation this week. According to current forecasts, cyclone activity will increase on Sunday: lasting rain and strong wind (20-23 m/sec) are expected.