This morning, the cold air made Mau Son Peak (Lang Son) cold 1.2 degrees Celsius. The North was covered in cold: Dong Van (Ha Giang) 5.8 degrees Celsius; Chongqing (Cao Bang) 6.5 degrees Celsius; Sa Pa (Lao Cai) 7.7 degrees Celsius; Moc Chau (Son La) 8.4 degrees Celsius
Strong cold air rushed in, causing the temperature of Mau Son peak (Lang Son) at 7 a.m. this morning to drop to only 1.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature since the beginning of winter this year.
Early this morning, December 17, strong cold air affected the Northwest Northwest and most of the Central Coast. In the Gulf of Tonkin, there was a strong Northeast wind at level 7, with gusts at level 9.
Next are high mountainous areas such as Dong Van (Ha Giang) 5.8 degrees Celsius; Chongqing (Cao Bang) 6.5 degrees Celsius; Ngan Son (Bac Kan) 7.8 degrees Celsius; Sa Pa (Lao Cai) 7.7 degrees Celsius; Moc Chau (Son La) 8.4 degrees Celsius, Tam Dao (Vinh Phuc) 9.5 degrees Celsius; Mong Cai (Quang Ninh) 11 degrees Celsius.
In Hanoi City, at 5 meteorological stations: Ba Vi, Son Tay, Lang, Hoai Duc, Ha Dong, all have temperatures below 13 degrees Celsius.
Central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang are also affected by cold air. The temperature gradually increases from North to South. Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province this morning was 12.5 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the Central region.
It is forecast that on December 17, cold air will affect other places in the Central region. Northeast wind in the mainland is strong at level 3, in coastal areas at level 4-5, with gusts at level 6-7.
During this cold wave, the lowest temperature at night and early morning in the midlands, the Northern Delta and North Central region is commonly 11-14 degrees Celsius, in the Northern mountainous region it is commonly 7-10 degrees Celsius, In high mountainous areas, some places are below 3 degrees Celsius; The area from Quang Binh to Thua Thien-Hue is commonly 15-18 degrees Celsius.
In the North and North Central, the weather is extremely cold, and the mountainous areas in the North are extremely cold. The area from Quang Binh to Thua Thien-Hue is cold. High mountain areas have the possibility of snow showers and frost. Warning: This severe and harmful cold phenomenon may last after December 20.
Cold air causes heavy rain in the Central region
At sea, in the Gulf of Tonkin, there is a strong northeast wind at level 6, gusts at level 7-8, waves 2-4 m high, rough seas; At night the wind gradually decreased. The northern region of the East Sea (including the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago) has strong Northeast winds at level 7, gusts at level 8-9, waves 4-6 m high, and rough seas.
The sea area from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai and the Middle East Sea area has strong Northeast winds of level 6, sometimes level 7, gusts of level 8-9, waves 3-5 m high, and rough seas.
The sea area from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau and the western waters of the South East Sea region (including the western waters of the Truong Sa archipelago) have strong Northeast winds of level 6, gusts of level 7-8, and high waves of 2- 4 m, rough sea.
Currently in the North and Central Central region there is rain, moderate rain, locally heavy rain; Particularly, the provinces from Quang Tri to Da Nang have moderate rain, heavy rain, and some places have very heavy rain.
It is forecasted that on the day and night of December 17, the Quang Tri to Quang Ngai area will have moderate rain, heavy rain, in some places very heavy rain with rainfall from 40-80 mm, in some places over 120 mm. From December 18, heavy rain tends to decrease.