Weather January 21: Warning of heavy rain in the North and Central Central regions

On the days before Tet, in the peach gardens of Tay Son commune (Ky Son), the peach blossoms were blooming just like the 30th day of Tet. Photo courtesy

Early this morning(January 21), cold air has affected the northern mountainous region and some places in the northeastern region of the North. In the Gulf of Tonkin, there are strong northeast winds of level 6.

Forecast:Today and tonight (January 21), cold air will continue to affect other places in the Northeast and North Central regions, then will affect some places in the Northwest and North Central regions. Winds will change to the Northeast at level 3 inland, and level 3-4 in coastal areas.

Due to the influence of cold air, in the Northern provinces today (January 21), there will be rain and showers. In the Northeastern provinces and Thanh Hoa, the weather will be very cold, in the mountainous areas it will be extremely cold with the lowest temperature commonly being 12-15 degrees, in the Northern mountainous areas it will be 8-11 degrees, in the high mountainous areas it will be below 8 degrees.

In the Gulf of Tonkin and the northern East Sea (including the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago), the northeast wind will gradually increase to level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8; rough seas. From this evening and tonight, in the waters off the Central and Southern regions and the central East Sea, there will be strong northeast wind of level 6, gusting to level 8; rough seas.

Heavy rain warning in North and Central Central regions:

In the North Central provinces, there will be rain, moderate rain, and heavy rain in some places (common rainfall 20-40mm/24 hours, in some places over 60mm/24 hours). From the afternoon and night of January 21 to the end of January 22, in the provinces from Quang Binh to Binh Dinh, there will be moderate rain, heavy rain, and very heavy rain in some places (common rainfall 40-80mm/24 hours, in some places over 100mm/24 hours).

Detailed forecast for regions on January 21:

NorthwestCloudy, with scattered showers and rain. Light wind. Cold, with some places experiencing severe cold. Humidity from 65-99%. Lowest temperature 13-16 degrees Celsius, some places below 10 degrees Celsius; highest 16-19 degrees Celsius; in Dien Bien and Lai Chau, some places are 19-21 degrees Celsius.

NortheastCloudy, rain and showers at night and in the morning. Northeast wind level 3, coastal areas level 3-4. Cold weather, some mountainous areas are very cold. Humidity from 65-98%. Lowest temperature 12-15 degrees Celsius; mountainous areas 8-11 degrees Celsius, high mountainous areas have places below 8 degrees Celsius; highest 14-17 degrees Celsius.

Hanoi areaCloudy, rain at night and morning. Northeast wind level 3. Cold weather. Humidity from 75-97%. Lowest temperature 13-15 degrees, highest 15-17 degrees Celsius.

Thanh Hoa-Thua Thien HueCloudy, rainy, in the early morning and on January 21 in the South there will be moderate rain, heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain. Light wind, in the early morning and on January 21 the North to Northwest wind level 3, in coastal areas level 3-4. In the North it will be cold. Humidity from 70-98%. Lowest temperature 14-17 degrees Celsius, in the South 18-20 degrees Celsius; highest 17-20 degrees Celsius, in some places in the South 21-23 degrees Celsius.

Da Nang to Binh ThuanThere will be showers in some places, especially in the North tomorrow afternoon there will be moderate rain, some places will have heavy rain and thunderstorms. Northeast wind level 2-3. Humidity from 55-97%. Lowest temperature 20-23 degrees Celsius; South 22-25 degrees Celsius; highest 25-28 degrees Celsius, South 28-31 degrees Celsius.

Central HighlandsAt night there will be showers in some places, sunny during the day. Northeast to East wind level 2-3. Humidity from 55-94%. Lowest temperature 16-19 degrees Celsius, highest 27-30 degrees Celsius.

Southern VietnamNo rain at night, sunny during the day. Northeast to East wind level 2-3. Humidity from 55-90%. Lowest temperature 22-25 degrees Celsius, highest 30-33 degrees Celsius.