According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today (February 14), the north has a cold air mass moving southward. In the North, there is rain in some places, the highest temperature is commonly 24 - 27 degrees C.
Around nearly dawn on February 17, cold air affecting the mountainous areas of the Northeast region; from the evening and night of February 17, it will be strengthened more strongly, affecting other places in the North (except Lai Chau, Dien Bien), North Central region and some places in the Central Central region. Wind turns northeast at level 2 - 3, coastal level 3 - 4.
From the night of February 16th to February 19th, the North and North Central regions will have rain, scattered light rain. From the night of February 17th to February 19th, the North and Thanh Hoa will be cold, with deep cold in some mountainous areas. The lowest temperature is commonly 16 - 19 degrees Celsius, in some mountainous areas below 15 degrees Celsius.
Hanoi area from the night of February 16 - 19 has scattered light rain; from the night of February 17 - 19, it will be cold; the lowest temperature is 17 - 19 degrees C.
The meteorological agency assesses that this cold air wave is of moderate intensity, with little chance of dangerous natural disasters accompanying it.
At sea, from near dawn on February 17, the Gulf of Tonkin will have northeast winds gradually strengthening to level 5, sometimes level 6, gusts level 7 - 8, rough seas; waves 1.5 - 2.5m high.
The Northern East Sea area (including the Hoang Sa special zone) has level 6 northeast wind, especially the northeast at times level 7, gusts level 8 - 9; strong sea waves; waves 3 - 5m high.
From February 18, the sea area from Lam Dong to Ca Mau and the west of the South East Sea area (including the west of Truong Sa special zone) will have Northeast wind level 6, gusts level 7 - 8, rough seas; waves 2 - 4m high.
