Friday started rainy, precipitation will stop during the day

The broad precipitation area is preceded by short-term precipitation, mainly snow, in places in the northeastern part of the country.

The sky is overcast. A moderate east, southeast wind is blowing. The air temperature at 5 a.m. according to the data of the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center (LVĜMC) was from -2.3 degrees in Alūksne to +5.2 degrees in Rucava.

The sky is overcast in Riga, rain is coming from the southwest. The southeast wind blows in gusts at a speed of up to 11 meters per second, the air temperature is +2 degrees.

Rain is expected in Latvia on Friday, and snow will also fall in the north-east of the country. Starting from South Kurzeme, the precipitation will stop, predict forecasters.

Visibility will deteriorate in places due to haze. The sky will be covered with clouds, which will temporarily separate in some parts of the western and central parts of the country.

The air temperature will rise to +4..+9 degrees, in places in Zemgale – up to +11 degrees.

A moderate south-east wind, starting from the south-west of the country, will be replaced by a south-west wind, gusts of up to 10-15 meters per second are expected.

It will rain in Riga in the morning, no significant precipitation is expected in the second half of the day. Haze is expected in the middle of the day. A moderate southeasterly wind will change to a southwesterly wind, its speed will reach 12 meters per second in gusts. The air will warm up to +9 degrees.

The weather is determined by a cyclone in the Baltic Sea. Atmospheric pressure at sea level from 1005 hectopascals on the west coast of Kurzeme to 1016 hectopascals on the Russian border.

The maximum air temperature on Thursday in the LVĜMC observation network was from -1.1 degrees in Alūksne to +6.8 degrees in Liepāja.

The highest air temperature in Europe on April 4 was +29 degrees in Spain and +30 degrees in Cyprus. The lowest air temperature at night on Friday -33 degrees in northern Scandinavia.