visavietnam.net.vn - Northern Vietnam is suffering from bitter cold weather and snow will likely fall in Sa Pa town in Lao Cai Province in a few days when the temperature drops to 0 degree Celsius, or possibly even lower.
From this afternoon or
evening, the cold front will cover the region and then move south to affect
central Vietnam, the center said.
As a result, low
temperatures in the northern region will drop to 9-12 degrees, and even to 6-8
degrees in mountainous areas.
Particularly, Sa Pa District in Lao Cai province will suffer the coldest weather, at only 0-3 degrees.
Particularly, Sa Pa District in Lao Cai province will suffer the coldest weather, at only 0-3 degrees.
The district along with
other high-altitude areas may see snow falling in a few days to come, when the
temperatures fall to 0 degree or lower, the center said. In late December 2013, it
snowed in Sa Pa for several days when temperatures dropped to 0 degrees.
Today, December 15, the high and low temperatures in Sa Pa are forecast to be 13 degrees and four degrees, which will drop to 4 degrees and minus 2 degrees on Tuesday, and to 4 degrees and minus 3 degrees on Wednesday, respectively.
Starting Thursday the chill
in Sa Pa will begin to weaken. Temperatures in Hanoi are
ranging between 16 and 23 degrees, which will fall to 8 to 19 degrees on
Tuesday. From today, central
provinces will experience rainy, cold weather, with the lowest temperatures in
Thua Thien-Hue province falling to 15-17 degrees and those in Nghe An dropping
to 13-14 degrees.
Due to the cold air, from
early Tuesday morning north-central provinces will have scattered rain, while
the coastal central and south central areas will experience medium to heavy
rains, together with thunderstorms. From this evening, the Gulf
of Tonkin will experience rough seas and winds of 39-61 kph and gusts of up to
88 kph.
The north area of the East
Sea, including Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, will have the same
strong winds and rough seas.
Partly affected by the cold snap, southern Vietnam will from today experience cooler weather at nights and early in the morning during the week, with low temperatures of 20-22 degrees in southeastern and southern western areas and 22-24 degrees in Ho Chi Minh City.
Partly affected by the cold snap, southern Vietnam will from today experience cooler weather at nights and early in the morning during the week, with low temperatures of 20-22 degrees in southeastern and southern western areas and 22-24 degrees in Ho Chi Minh City.
From: vnexpressnews
