The North and Central regions are about to welcome the northeast monsoon, warning of heavy rain and widespread thunderstorms

Currently (04/4):The cold air mass is still moving south.

Forecast:From tomorrow night (April 5), this cold air mass will affect the North and North Central regions, and on April 6 it will affect the Central Central region.

Due to the influence of cold air, from tomorrow evening in the North there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms; from tomorrow night in the North and North Central regions there will be rain, moderate rain, heavy rain in some places and scattered thunderstorms; from the evening of April 6 in the Central Central and Central Highlands provinces there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms. During the thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind.

From tomorrow night, the wind will change to the northeast, level 3 inland, level 4-5 in coastal areas. From early morning and on April 6, in the Northern and North Central provinces, the weather will turn cold, with some mountainous areas experiencing severe cold with the lowest temperature commonly ranging from 15-18 degrees Celsius, 12-14 degrees Celsius in mountainous areas, and some high mountainous areas below 10 degrees Celsius.

Hanoi from tomorrow night (April 5) will have rain, moderate rain, heavy rain in some places and scattered thunderstorms; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, whirlwinds and strong gusts of wind. From early morning and April 6, the weather will turn cold with the lowest temperature commonly 15-18 degrees.

Disaster risk level due to tornado, lightning, hail: level 1.

In the Gulf of Tonkin from tomorrow night, the wind will change to northeast level 6, on April 6 increasing to level 7, gusting to level 9, rough seas; in the North East Sea area (including the waters of Hoang Sa archipelago) from April 6, the wind will be northeast level 7, sometimes level 8, gusting to level 10, rough seas; from the night of April 6, in the waters off the Central and Southern regions, the wind will gradually increase to level 6, gusting to level 8, rough seas.Disaster risk level due to strong winds at sea: level 1.

A corner of Vinh city. Photo archive

Temperature on April 4, 2018 in regions across the country:

Northwest:Cloudy, sunny during the day, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening and at night. Light wind. During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind. Humidity 50-95%
Lowest temperature from:20 - 23^oC
Highest temperature from:29 - 32, some places over 33^oC

Northeast:Cloudy, sunny during the day, some rain at night, early morning scattered fog and light fog. Southeast wind level 2-3. Humidity 55-95%
Lowest temperature from:20 - 23^oC
Highest temperature from:28-31 degrees, some places above 31^oC

Hanoi:Cloudy, sunny day, no rain at night, early morning fog and light fog. Southeast wind level 2-3. Humidity 55-94%
Lowest temperature from:20-23^oC
Highest temperature from:29-31^oC

Thanh Hoa - Thua Thien Hue:Cloudy, sunny during the day, no rain at night, early morning fog and light fog scattered. Light wind. Humidity 55-95%
Lowest temperature from:20-23^oC
Highest temperature from:28-31 degrees, some places above 31^oC
Da Nang to Binh Thuan:Cloudy, sunny day, no rain at night. Northeast wind level 2-3. Humidity 55-94%
Lowest temperature from:22-25^oC
Highest temperature from:29-32^oC

Central Highlands:Cloudy, sunny day, no rain at night. Light wind. Humidity 40-90%
Lowest temperature from:18-21^oC
Highest temperature from:29-32^oC

Southern region:Cloudy, sunny during the day, showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening and at night. East wind level 2-3. Humidity 45-92%
Lowest temperature from:23-26^oC
Highest temperature from:31 - 34, some places over 34^oC./.