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When will the cold weather in the North last?

TB February 8, 2025 06:10

The widespread cold spell in the North is likely to last for a few more days. The lowest temperature during this cold spell in the North is generally between 9 and 12 degrees Celsius, and in some mountainous areas below 3 degrees Celsius.

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The North is experiencing severe cold, with the possibility of snow and ice in mountainous areas (illustrative photo)

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, early on February 8, cold air affected most of the Central Central region. This morning, this cold air mass is forecast to continue affecting other places in the Central Central region, then some places in the South Central region.

The Northern region is very cold, very cold; the North Central region is very cold; the area from Quang Binh to Hue is very cold, very cold in some places.

The lowest temperature in this cold air mass in the North is generally from 9 - 12 degrees Celsius, in mountainous areas 5 - 8 degrees Celsius, in high mountainous areas below 3 degrees Celsius. In the North Central region, it is generally from 11 - 14 degrees Celsius, in the area from Quang Binh to Hue, it is generally from 14 - 16 degrees Celsius.

Due to the influence of the cold air, from February 8 to 9, the mountainous areas of the North are likely to experience snow and ice, the area from Ha Tinh to Khanh Hoa will have rain, showers, locally heavy rain and thunderstorms. During the thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.

The widespread cold spell in the Northern and North Central regions is likely to last until around February 10.

According to the Hai Duong Province Hydrometeorological Station, due to the influence of cold air continuing to strengthen after stabilization, Hai Duong area today is cloudy, with light rain in some places, then no rain, the weather turns cold, at night and early morning very cold. The lowest temperature is commonly from 10 - 12 degrees Celsius, Northeast wind level 2 - 3.

Prime Minister requests proactive response to prolonged cold spell

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just sent a telegram to the Chairmen of the People's Committees of 31 northern provinces and cities from Hue and the Ministers of the following Ministries: Agriculture and Rural Development, Health, Natural Resources and Environment, Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Information and Communications.

Accordingly, in order to proactively respond to the prolonged cold spell, protect people's health, and limit damage to production and business, especially agricultural production, the Prime Minister requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities from Hue city onwards to continue to seriously, resolutely, and effectively implement the work of preventing and combating cold spells according to the direction of the Prime Minister in Official Dispatch No. 07/CD-TTg and the direction and guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Health.

In particular, focus on propagating, disseminating, and instructing people on safe and effective measures and skills to prevent and combat the cold. Organize to review and promptly support food, necessities, provide medicine, and medical examination and treatment for people, paying special attention to the elderly, children, homeless people, and other vulnerable groups.

Absolutely do not let people go hungry, cold, or sick due to cold without access to medical services. Synchronously deploy measures to prevent and combat cold and epidemics to protect crops and livestock, especially cattle, poultry, and aquatic products, and reduce damage to agricultural production.

The Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to closely monitor weather developments, proactively direct natural disaster prevention and control, guide localities to deploy measures to prevent and combat cold and epidemics to protect agricultural production, especially livestock, poultry and aquatic products; direct appropriate winter-spring crop production plans to limit damage to agricultural production.

The Ministry of Health directs, disseminates, guides and recommends people to implement safe and effective measures to prevent and combat cold, ensuring people's health; directs grassroots medical forces to ensure medical examination and treatment for people, especially during days of severe cold.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment directs the monitoring, forecasting, and timely provision of information on weather conditions so that people can proactively take response measures...

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