Northeast monsoon brings showers and thunderstorms to Northern Vietnam.

According to the Central Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting Center, early this morning (October 5th), a cold front affected the weather in most provinces of Northern Vietnam. Today, this cold front will continue to affect the weather in other areas of Northern Vietnam, North Central Vietnam, and then Central Vietnam.

Due to the influence of the cold air mass, the northern provinces will experience rain, showers, and scattered thunderstorms today. The northern and central parts of Central Vietnam will have rain, with some areas experiencing moderate to heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms. Tornadoes and strong gusts of wind are possible during thunderstorms.

Winds will shift to the Northeast direction inland, strong at level 2-3, and level 3-4 in coastal areas. From this afternoon, the northern East Sea (including the waters around the Hoang Sa archipelago) will experience strong Northeast winds at level 6, gusting to level 7-8, with heavy rain and thunderstorms. The sea will be rough. The level of natural disaster risk is level 1. The Gulf of Tonkin will also experience heavy rain and thunderstorms today, with strong winds at level 5, sometimes level 6, gusting to level 7, from this evening onwards. The sea will be rough. Tornadoes are possible during thunderstorms.

In Hanoi, due to the influence of a cold front, rain has fallen across most districts of the capital. Forecasts indicate that convective clouds will continue to develop this morning, causing showers and thunderstorms in Hanoi. During thunderstorms, be wary of tornadoes and strong gusts of wind.

Weather forecast for day and night of October 5th: Northwestern Vietnam: Cloudy, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in some areas. Light winds. Lowest temperature 20-23°C, highest 26-29°C. Northeastern Vietnam: Cloudy, with rain, showers and scattered thunderstorms. Northeast winds 2-3, 3-4 in coastal areas. Tornadoes and strong gusts of wind are possible during thunderstorms. Lowest temperature 22-25°C, 20-22°C in mountainous areas, highest 26-29°C.

Hanoi area: Cloudy, with rain, showers and thunderstorms in some places. Northeast wind, level 2-3. Lowest temperature 23-26°C, highest temperature 26-29°C.

Provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien Hue: Cloudy with changing conditions, scattered showers and thunderstorms at night; cloudy with rain during the day, moderate to heavy rain in some areas, and scattered thunderstorms. Light winds, later shifting to northerly to northwesterly winds at level 2-3. Tornadoes and strong gusts of wind are possible during thunderstorms. Lowest temperatures from 23-26°C, highest from 27-30°C, 29-32°C in the south. Da Nang to Binh Thuan: Cloudy with changing conditions, scattered showers and thunderstorms; scattered showers and thunderstorms in the north in the late afternoon and evening tomorrow. Northeasterly winds at level 2-3. Lowest temperatures from 24-27°C, highest from 30-33°C.

In the Central Highlands, the weather will be partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in some areas, and scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon tomorrow. Light winds. The lowest temperature will be 19-22°C, and the highest will be 28-31°C. In the Southern region, the weather will be partly cloudy, with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight, and rain, with moderate to heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms in some areas tomorrow evening. Light winds. Tornadoes and strong gusts of wind are possible during thunderstorms. The lowest temperature will be 23-26°C, and the highest will be 30-33°C.

According to VNA