The North is about to turn cold and have thunderstorms.

From December 16 to 17, the North will turn cold, the mountains will be extremely cold.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, currently (December 11), in the North, a cold air mass is moving south.

It is forecasted that due to the influence of cold air moving eastward, combined with wind convergence above 1,500m, from the night of December 11 to 12, in the mountainous areas of the North, there will be showers and thunderstorms in some places, locally moderate rain, heavy rain with rainfall of 20 - 40 mm, in some places over 60 mm. From the night of December 12, the rain will gradually decrease.

Thunderstorms may produce tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Localized heavy rains may cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes and flooding in low-lying areas.

From Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien - Hue, there will be rain in some places, fog and light fog in the early morning, sunny in the afternoon; from December 12, there will be scattered rain in the North. Other areas will have showers and thunderstorms in the evening and at night, sunny during the day.

Experts warn that on December 16-17, the North will have scattered showers and thunderstorms. From December 16, the weather is likely to turn cold, from the night of December 16-20, there is a possibility of severe cold, severe cold in mountainous areas, and frost and frost in high mountainous areas.

On December 13, the North Central region will have scattered showers and rain. From December 16 to 17, there is a possibility of scattered showers and rain and thunderstorms in some places. From the night of December 16, the weather is likely to turn cold. From December 17 to 20, the North is likely to have severe cold.

From December 17, the Central Central region is likely to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some areas having moderate to heavy rain. The North will be cold.