Weather December 13: Warning of severe cold with temperatures below 5 degrees Celsius in some places

Lighting a fire to ward off the cold in the border district of Nghe An. Photo courtesy

Forecast:This morning (December 13), cold air continues to affect some places in the South Central region. Northeast wind inland level 3, coastal areas level 3-4. The North and Thanh Hoa regions are very cold, with the lowest temperature commonly 10-13 degrees, mountainous areas 8-10 degrees, high mountainous areas below 5 degrees. This severe cold spell is likely to last until the end of tomorrow (December 14).

In the sea area from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai, there are strong northeast winds of level 6, gusting to level 7-8; rough seas. In the North East Sea area (including Hoang Sa archipelago), there are strong northeast winds of level 6-7, gusting to level 8-9; rough seas.

Due to the influence of the cold air, in the North and North Central regions today there will be scattered rain and light rain; provinces from Quang Binh to Khanh Hoa will have moderate rain, heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain and thunderstorms.Disaster risk level: level 1.

Widespread heavy rain in the central region

Today, inProvinces from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai continue to have moderate rain, heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain, with rainfall from 7:00 p.m. on December 12 to 1:00 a.m. on December 13 commonly 20-40 mm.

Forecast:From now until about December 16, due to the influence of the cold air strengthening combined with disturbances in the upper easterly wind zone, the provinces from Quang Binh to Khanh Hoa will have moderate rain, heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain. The total rainfall is generally 150-250mm/period, especially in the provinces from Quang Tri to North Phu Yen, 300-400mm/period, in some places over 500mm.Disaster risk level: level 1

Temperature on December 13 in regions across the country. Photo: news.zing.vn