In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Daugavpils observation station, located in eastern Latvia near the Ruģeļu water reservoir, reported a temperature drop to minus 32 degrees Celsius, marking the coldest temperature in Europe for that morning and setting a new record for February 17 in Latvia. This significant drop surpasses the previous lowest recorded temperature for this date of minus 30.5 degrees Celsius, established in 1979 in Mērsrags.

According to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LVĢMC), temperatures across other observation stations varied significantly, ranging from minus 9.3 degrees in Kolka and minus 10.8 degrees in the Ventspils port, up to minus 25 degrees in Staļģene and Zosēni, and reaching minus 25.6 degrees in Madona. In the context of road conditions, the strongest frost during the night was noted at minus 29 degrees on the A6 highway between Daugavpils and Līvāni, with most of Latgale also experiencing temperatures between minus 26 and minus 28 degrees Celsius.

The weather was characterized by a light easterly and southeast wind, with occasional fog and frost in various areas. Overall, air quality was reported as good in Kurzeme, while it was moderate to poor elsewhere in the country. The skies were mostly clear, but the far eastern parts of Latvia experienced some cloud cover, and there were no significant precipitation events reported, allowing for a stark view of the severe cold gripping the nation.