Northerners get warm before feeling chill on weekend
VOV.VN - Northern localities of Vietnam will have another warm day on December 15 before a strong cold air wave is expected to hit the northern border on the following day.
Daytime temperatures in the north, including in north-western and north-eastern localities and even in the capital of Hanoi, are forecast to stay high at between 21 and 31 degrees Celsius on December 15, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
However, the temperatures will drop sharply when the strong cold spell strikes northern border localities and moves further inland on December 16, said the centre.
The temperatures are anticipated to drop by 8 to 10 degrees Celsius on December 16 and nosedive further when the cold air wave accompanied by rain grips the whole region on the following days.
Weather experts warned that high mountain areas would be covered in frost when the temperatures tumble to a low of 2-3 degrees Celsius.
The cold air wave will also move further into the central region, causing the temperatures to fall to 15 – 18 degrees Celsius.
This is a strongest cold spell of this winter and is poised to last for five days, said the experts.
