Weather forecast for today (October 18), a part of cold air continues to move south, signaling a clear change of seasons in the North in the coming days.
This is a cold air mass with quite strong intensity, affecting widely both inland and at sea, and at the same time bringing thunderstorms and strong winds in many areas.
In the next 24-48 hours, around the morning of October 19, cold air will begin to affect the Northeast region of the North.
From October 20-22, the cold air mass will strengthen, expanding its reach to the entire Northeast and North Central regions, then spreading to some places in the Northwest and Central Central regions.
On the night of October 18 and October 19, the Northeast region will have scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places. The wind on land will shift to the Northeast at level 2-3, and coastal areas at level 3-4.
From the night of October 20, the weather in the North will turn cold at night and in the morning, and the mountainous areas will be cold.
The lowest temperature is generally 19-21 degrees Celsius in the Northern Delta, 17-19 degrees Celsius in mountainous and midland areas; in high mountainous areas, some places are below 16 degrees Celsius.

Hanoi weather forecast, from the night of October 18 and October 19, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places.
From the night and morning of October 20, the weather will turn cold, the lowest temperature in this period will generally be 19-21 degrees Celsius.
Hanoi weather forecast for the next 7 days according to Accuweather, the weather will clearly change from hot and humid to cool, cloudy and has Northeast winds, suitable for outdoor activities in the second half of the week.
However, in the early days, there is still hot weather and high humidity, so you need to pay attention to health protection measures when traveling.
On October 18 (Saturday), the weather will continue to be hot and hot with the highest temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, the lowest is 25 degrees Celsius. There will be strong sunshine and high humidity, causing the actual feeling to reach 41 degrees Celsius.
On October 19 (Sunday), Hanoi will still maintain very warm and humid weather with the highest temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, the lowest is 24 degrees Celsius. There will be sunny weather, with the UV ray index at a high level (7).
Starting from October 20 (Monday), the weather will turn more pleasant. The highest temperature dropped to 31 degrees Celsius, the lowest was 22 degrees Celsius, the weather was sunny and cloudy in waves, and the humidity decreased slightly.
From October 21 to 24, the cold air will strengthen, making Hanoi's weather noticeably cool. On October 21, the weather will be light sunny through high clouds, with little humidity with temperatures around 29 - 22 degrees Celsius.
From October 22 to 23, there will be more clouds, the sky will be cloudy all day, the temperature will be stable from 21-22 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius, feeling pleasant, suitable for sightseeing activities, walking around the city or tours in the inner city.
On October 24, the temperature will decrease to 26 - 20 degrees Celsius, the sky will be cloudy, and there may be sun interruptions.
On October 25, the temperature ranged from 28 - 21 degrees Celsius, with occasional sunshine.
On October 26, the sun will be more hot with a temperature of 30 - 21 degrees Celsius, the actual feeling is not too hot thanks to the light Northeast wind.
In general, the first half of next week will be hot in Hanoi, while the second half of the week will be affected by cold air, the weather will turn cooler, more cloudy and pleasant.
Due to the influence of cold air, from the evening and night of October 19, the North and Central Central regions will have rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms, with some places in the South having heavy rain.
Heavy rain in a short period of time can cause flooding in low-lying areas, flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides in mountainous areas; in urban areas and industrial parks, there is a possibility of local flooding.
Visitors should prepare warm clothes, closely monitor weather forecasts, and avoid outdoor activities during strong thunderstorms.