Friday night into early Saturday remained cloudy and with some showers in the south and southeast, though temperatures were in the teens nationwide.

Saturday morning dawned somewhat clearer, particularly in Tallinn and over the north coast and islands, though rainshowers are persisting in the southern half of the country. It is also cooler in the south and center (18-20 degrees Celsius) than in the north and west (around 21 degrees), save for Hiiumaa, which is a little cooler at 17 degrees.

Light easterlies remain as the day wears on, but the big change will be the arrival of thick cloud cover across the country, hailing thunder storms, which may indeed bring actual hail, and heavy rain. Temperatures by that time will be as high as 28 degrees in the north and east, and no lower than 20 degrees, again on Hiiumaa.

The rain clouds will somewhat exert a localized cooling effect, while ambient temperatures right on the seashore and environs will be slightly lower, too.

These conditions are forecast to continue through Sunday and into the new week, with thunder possibly up to and including Monday. After that, it will be a little clearer, though showers can still occur.

Mean ambient temperatures nationwide will fall too, from 24 degrees on average Sunday, to 20 degrees on the Wednesday.

Similarly, nighttime temperatures will fall – from 15 degrees on average Saturday night to Sunday morning, to just 10 degrees on Tuesday night.

With less than three weeks to go now until the longest day of the year, the rate at which the days are getting longer is diminishing. Whereas dawn on Saturday was at 4.15 a.m., on Wednesday it will come at 4.10 a.m., while sundown on Saturday is a bit before 10.25 p.m., compared with 10.30 p.m. on the Wednesday (Tallinn times).

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