Northern region is very cold, lowest temperature below 5 degrees Celsius

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on December 15, cold air affected the northern part of the South Central region; in the Gulf of Tonkin, there were strong northeast winds of level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8-9; in the Central coastal area, there were strong winds of level 6, gusting to level 8.

The North, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An will have severe cold, the mountainous areas of the North will have severe cold. The lowest temperature in this cold air mass is generally from 10-13 degrees Celsius, in mountainous areas 7-10 degrees Celsius, in high mountainous areas below 5 degrees Celsius.

Due to the influence of cold air combined with disturbances in the upper easterly wind zone, from early morning to the night of December 15, in the area from Quang Tri to Ninh Thuan, there will be moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.

Weather forecast for some areas across the country:

Hanoi capital is cloudy, with rain in some places. Northeast wind level 3. Cold weather. Lowest temperature 12-14 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 15-17 degrees Celsius.

The Northwest is cloudy, with rain in some places. Light wind. Cold weather, severe cold; Dien Bien is cold, severe cold in some places. Lowest temperature 10-13 degrees Celsius, some places below 8 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 15-18 degrees Celsius, some places in the Northwest are above 20 degrees Celsius.

The Northeast region is cloudy with light rain in some places. Northeast wind level 3, coastal areas level 4-5. Cold weather, mountainous areas are very cold, very cold. Lowest temperature 10-13 degrees Celsius; mountainous areas 7-10 degrees Celsius, some places below 6 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 14-17 degrees Celsius...

In Hai Duong, cloudy, sometimes light rain in some places, cold weather, lowest temperature 12-13 degrees Celsius, highest 16-17 degrees Celsius.