Winter's Lullaby: Latvia's Weather on February 25, 2025
As the first light of February 25, 2025, crept over Latvia, the country awoke to a scene that was both tender and evocative—a quiet prelude to winter’s enduring symphony. The dawn, tinted with a gentle bluish glow, revealed a landscape draped in frost and mystery, where every breath of chilly air carried the promise of a day steeped in nature’s poetic cadence. In Riga, the capital that gracefully merges history with modernity, early risers were met with a silvery mist swirling around ancient cobblestone streets. The morning temperature hovered around -2°C (28°F), and a delicate frost had laid its crystalline patterns upon windowpanes and statues alike. As the city stirred awake, the persistent overcast sky hinted at a day where the sun would play hide and seek, its rays only occasionally piercing through the thick layer of clouds. By mid-morning, the mercury in Riga nudged upward to a modest 1°C (34°F), offering a fleeting warmth that quickly surrendered to the day’s cool temperam...