According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, this afternoon January 1st, cold air will affect other places in the Northeast, then affect the North Central Coast, Northwest, Central Central Coast and some places in the South Central Coast.
On land, the wind is turning northeast strongly at level 3, coastal areas at level 4-5, with gusts at level 6 in some places.
In the Northeast region, there will be rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places. Tonight, the Northwest region, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An will have rain, scattered showers, and thunderstorms in some places; in thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
In the mountainous areas of the Northeast region, from today it will turn cold. From tonight and tonight, the midlands, plains of the North and North Central regions will turn cold. From January 2-3, 2026, the mountainous and midland areas of the North will have severe cold, with dangerous cold in some places.
Lowest temperature in this cold air wave: Northern region commonly 11-14 degrees C, mountainous and midland areas 8-11 degrees C, high mountainous areas in some places below 7 degrees C; North Central region commonly 13-16 degrees C.
Hanoi area in the afternoon and night of January 1 has rain, showers; from the evening and night of January 1, the weather turns cold. The lowest temperature is commonly 12-14 degrees C.
At sea, from noon on January 1st, the Gulf of Tonkin will have strong Northeast winds at level 4-5; from late afternoon and night, gradually strengthening to level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8-9; rough seas, waves 2-3 m high. The Northern East Sea area (including Hoang Sa) will have strong Northeast winds at level 7, gusting to level 8-9; rough seas, waves 4-6 m high.
From tonight and tonight, the Central East Sea area, the sea area from Khanh Hoa to Ca Mau and the Southwest of the East Sea will gradually strengthen to level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8-9; strong sea waves, waves 2-5 m high.
From tonight, the sea area from South Quang Tri to Dak Lak and the Southeast of the East Sea will gradually strengthen to level 6, gusting to level 7-8; rough seas, waves 2-4 m high.
People and tourists traveling at the beginning of the year to the Northern region should pay attention to bringing warm clothes and heat-retaining items, especially in the early morning and at night to ensure health.
