The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that currently, the cold air mass continues to move south.
On January 14, the North and the area from Thanh Hoa to Hue will continue to be cold, the mountainous areas of the North will be very cold, with some places experiencing severe cold.
The lowest temperature in the Northern region is about 13 - 16 degrees Celsius, in mountainous areas 11 - 13 degrees Celsius, in high mountainous areas it is below 9 degrees Celsius. The average temperature is 17 - 19 degrees Celsius; in mountainous areas 13 - 15 degrees Celsius, in some places below 13 degrees Celsius.
Hanoi area is cold. The lowest temperature in this cold air mass is commonly 9 - 12 degrees Celsius.
The area from Thanh Hoa to Hue has the lowest temperature of about 15 - 18 degrees Celsius; average temperature of 18 - 20 degrees Celsius.
Around the night of January 14, this cold air mass will affect the Northeast region, then affect the North Central region, the Northwest region and the Central Central region. The northeast wind inland will strengthen to level 2-3, and coastal areas to level 3-4.
From Nghe An to Binh Dinh, from the night of January 14, there is forecast to be rain, showers, localized heavy rain and thunderstorms. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. Localized heavy rain can cause flooding in low-lying areas; flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes.
Day and night of January 15, temperatures in the areas continued to decrease.
The Northern region and Thanh Hoa have the lowest temperature of about 11 - 14 degrees Celsius, mountainous areas 8 - 11 degrees Celsius, high mountainous areas have places below 5 degrees Celsius. The average temperature is about 16 - 18 degrees Celsius; mountainous areas 12 - 14 degrees Celsius, some places below 12 degrees Celsius.
The area from Nghe An to Hue has the lowest temperature of about 14 - 17 degrees Celsius; the average temperature is about 17 - 19 degrees Celsius.
High mountain areas are prone to frost, ice and frost. These phenomena can affect crops and livestock.
