Latvia sees rare late-spring snowfalls

Alsharq Tribune- M.Essam 

There was an overnight snowfall in Latvia's northeastern Vidzeme region early Friday, marking one of its latest spring snowfalls on record, meteorologists said.

Meteorologists further said that snow was also reported early Friday in the country's southeastern Latgale region, but it melted quickly. Weather forecasts predict a short-lived snow cover could form Friday in parts of Vidzeme and possibly near the capital, Riga.

According to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center, the latest recorded spring snowfall in Latvia occurred on May 20, 1953, in Kazdanga, western Latvia, where the snow cover reached five centimeters.