Xinhua News Agency reported that China's capital Beijing experienced a sharp cooling period on March 15, with many areas experiencing snowfall. The city government decided to extend the heating season by two more days, until March 17.
Mr. Trieu Vi, head of the forecast department of the Beijing Meteorological Station, said that cold air causes snowfall, with moderate to heavy snow in the mountainous areas of the west and north, while the plains see rain turning into hail or snow.
The temperature on March 15 ranges from 6 degrees Celsius during the day to -2 degrees Celsius at night, down about 5 degrees Celsius compared to March 14.
As of 1:00 p.m. on March 15, northern districts such as Hoai Nhu, Dien Khanh and Mat Van have issued a yellow warning about slippery roads, forecasting snowfall all day and evening.
China applies a four-level weather warning system for strong winds, with red being the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
Meanwhile, in the US, cold air makes Texas colder. Temperature in Amarillo, Texas on March 15 dropped to about 2 degrees Celsius, with strong gusts of 40-56 km/h. According to weather forecasts, March 16 was expected to be slightly warmer in the morning but then dropped to freezing, with the lowest temperature around -1 degrees Celsius.
Early next week, another cold front could arrive on March 19, bringing temperatures to a low of around -3 degrees Celsius. This cold front could also bring some showers.
According to the Storm page on the Northwest Pacific, the strong cold core is active in the Mongolia - Siberia (Russia) with a pressure index ranging from 1050-1055 mbar with the lowest temperature dropping to -25 degrees Celsius. March 15 is the time when the core develops at its peak, the cold waves on the southeast edge of the core spread to the south.
On the evening of March 15, cold waves began to penetrate Vietnam and affect the Northeast and North Central regions. In places where cold air flows in, the temperature drops sharply, the northeast wind on land gradually strengthens to level 3-4, gusting to level 5, cloudy weather, light rain in some places, mountainous areas should be on guard against the possibility of hail, thunderstorms and tornadoes.
The Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that on March 16, cold air will continue to affect other places in the Northwest and Central Central regions, then affect some places in the South Central regions. Inland, the northeast wind is level 3-4, coastal areas are level 4-5, and some places have gusts of level 6.
Regarding temperature, the North and North Central regions will be cold, with some mountainous areas in the North experiencing severe cold. The lowest temperature is generally 13-17 degrees Celsius, in high mountainous areas it is below 10 degrees Celsius.
From the night of March 16, the area from Quang Binh to Hue will turn cold, with the lowest temperature of 17-19 degrees Celsius.
At sea: Gulf of Tonkin and the North East Sea area have northeast winds of level 6-7, gusting to level 8-9, rough seas.
Quang Tri to Ba Ria - Vung Tau and the Central East Sea from the afternoon of March 16 will have northeast winds of level 6, gusting to level 7-8, rough seas.
