A cold air mass has formed in northern Guangdong province, China, and is forecast to move across coastal areas on the morning of February 3, SCMP reported.
It is forecasted that due to the influence of cold air mass, the temperature in Hong Kong (China) will decrease significantly in the coming days. In particular, the temperature will drop to 13 degrees Celsius or lower on the morning of February 4.
Temperatures in Hong Kong (China) ranged from 17 to 21 degrees Celsius throughout February 2 and are forecast to drop to a minimum of 15 degrees Celsius on February 3 and even lower on the morning of February 4.
"The wind will be stronger from the north and the temperature will drop on February 3. The minimum temperature on the morning of February 4 will be 13 degrees Celsius in the urban area and a few degrees lower in the New Territories. It is expected that the weather will remain cold in the morning in the next few days" - the latest weather forecast of the Hong Kong Observatory (China) emphasized.
The weather in Hong Kong (China) is forecast to remain cold and windy from the sea in the middle and the end of the week due to the continued influence of the northeast monsoon, with temperatures ranging from 14 to 19 degrees Celsius.
Also forecasting the ongoing cold front, the Taiwan Weather Agency (CWA) warned that this cold air mass is strong, moving south and will cause temperatures to drop sharply.
CWA weather forecaster Tseng Chao-cheng noted that the cold air mass will bring showers to northern Taiwan (China). Snow is even possible in some mountainous areas in the north of the island.
A cold front moving south is expected to bring a drop in temperatures across Taiwan on February 3, with some locations seeing temperatures drop as low as 15 degrees Celsius in the morning. Temperatures are expected to drop as low as 11 degrees Celsius overnight and early morning on February 4.
Weather expert Tseng Chao-cheng said the cold air mass is expected to weaken on February 6 but temperatures will start to rise from February 7.
According to the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on February 3, cold air affected the northeastern region.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting's forecast for the cold air in the next 24 to 48 hours, during the day and night of February 3, this cold air mass will continue to affect the Northwest, North Central, Central Central and some places in the South Central. Northeast winds inland will strengthen to level 3, coastal areas to level 3-4, with gusts of level 6 in some places.
In the North and North Central regions, the weather is cold, especially in the mountainous regions of the North, it is very cold, with some places experiencing severe cold; in the area from Quang Binh to Hue from the night of February 3, it is cold. The lowest temperature during this cold air mass in the North and Thanh Hoa, Nghe An is generally from 11-14 degrees, in the mountainous regions of the North it is 8-10 degrees, in the high mountains it is below 6 degrees in some places; in the area from Ha Tinh to Hue it is generally 15-18 degrees.
Hanoi area: Cold weather, the lowest temperature in this cold air mass is commonly 12-14 degrees.
Due to the influence of cold air, on February 3, the Northern and North Central regions will have scattered showers; from early morning of February 3-4, the Central Central region will have showers, locally moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms. There is a possibility of severe cold in mountainous areas. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.
