The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has made a meteorological assessment for the period of this weekend and next week (from February 16 to February 21).
Hanoi area
On February 16, due to the impact of cold air, Hanoi will have scattered rain and light rain.
From February 17 to 20, Hanoi will have light rain, drizzle and light fog at night and in the morning, sunny in the afternoon and afternoon.
On February 21, Hanoi will have rain.
From February 16 to 20, Hanoi will have cold nights and mornings. From February 21, it will be cold all day and night.
Northern region
On February 16, due to the impact of the strengthening cold air, the North will have scattered rain and light rain.
From February 17 to 19, the North will have light rain, scattered showers and fog at night and in the morning, sunny in the afternoon; the Northwest region will have rain in some places, scattered fog and light fog in the early morning, sunny in the afternoon.
From February 20 to 21, the North will have rain and light rain, especially in mountainous areas with rain and showers.
Cold at night and morning, from February 21.
Water levels on the main rivers of the Northern region will change slowly.
Central region
The North Central region will have rain in some places, fog and light fog in the early morning, and sunny in the afternoon. On February 16 and from February 21, the Central region will have rain and light rain. From February 16 to 20, the North Central region will have cold nights and mornings. From the night of February 21, the weather will turn cold all day and night.
The Central Central region will have rain in some places, especially on February 16 - 17 and from February 21 there will be rain and showers. The North Central region will have cold nights and mornings.
The Central and South regions have little rain, sunny days; from February 18 to 21, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Water levels on the main rivers of the Central region will change slowly.
Central Highlands and Southern region
From February 16 to 21, the Central Highlands and the South will have sunny days and no rain at night; from February 18 to 21, the Southern Central Highlands and the Southeast region will have scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Water levels in the Central Highlands rivers will change slowly. Water levels of the rivers in the South will change with the tide.
Assessment of the hydrological situation
From the evening of February 16 to February 21, the wave height will increase again in the North East Sea area and then gradually spread to the south. During this period, the sea area from Quang Tri to Ninh Thuan, the South East Sea area (including Truong Sa archipelago) will have waves 2 - 4m high. The North and Central East Sea (including Hoang Sa archipelago) is 3 - 6m, rough seas.
In the Gulf of Tonkin, from February 21, the wave height will increase again and generally 2 - 3.5 m, rough seas.