Weather April 7: Heavy rain in Central region, some places are cold below 10 degrees Celsius

Morningnow (7/4):Cold air has affected the North, North Central and some other places in the Central Central, causing widespread showers and thunderstorms. In the Gulf of Tonkin, there are strong northeast winds of level 7, sometimes level 8, gusting to level 10.

Forecast:Today and tonight (April 7), this cold air mass will affect other places in the Central Central region.

Due to the influence of cold air, in the Northern and Central Central provinces today and tonight there will be rain, moderate rain, heavy rain in some places and scattered thunderstorms. During the thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind. Northeast wind inland level 3, coastal areas level 4-5.

In the North and North Central provinces, it is cold, in mountainous areas it is very cold with the lowest temperature commonly 15-18 degrees, in mountainous areas 12-14 degrees, in high mountainous areas it is below 10 degrees.

This cold spell in the North is forecast to continue today and tonight, from tomorrow (April 8) the weather will gradually warm up.Disaster risk level due to tornado, lightning, hail: level 1.

In the Gulf of Tonkin today, there are strong northeast winds of level 6, sometimes level 7 in the morning, gusting to level 9, rough seas; in the North East Sea (including the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago), there are strong northeast winds of level 7, sometimes level 8, gusting to level 10, rough seas, from tonight the wind will gradually decrease; in the waters off the Central and Southern regions, there are northeast winds gradually increasing to level 6, gusting to level 8, rough seas.Disaster risk level due to strong winds at sea: level 1.

Lightning struck during the rain on the afternoon of April 6, killing four buffaloes belonging to a farmer in Tuong Duong district, Nghe An. Photo courtesy

Temperature on April 7, 2018 in regions across the country:

Northwest:Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Light wind. Cold, with some areas experiencing severe cold. Humidity 50-92%
Lowest temperature from:15-18 degrees, some places below 14^oC
Highest temperature from:19-22 degrees; in the Northwest region, some places are above 22.^oC

Northeast:Cloudy, with rain in some places. Northeast wind level 3, coastal areas level 4-5; wind gradually decreases at night. Cold weather, some mountainous areas are very cold. Humidity 45-90%
Lowest temperature from:15-18 degrees, mountainous areas 12-15 degrees, high mountainous areas in some places below 10 degrees^oC
Highest temperature from:18-21 degrees, mountainous areas 16-19^oC

Hanoi:Cloudy, with rain in some places. Northeast wind level 3. Cold. Humidity 45-85%
Lowest temperature from:15-18^oC
Highest temperature from:18-21^oC

Thanh Hoa - Thua Thien Hue:Cloudy, with rain, moderate rain, heavy rain in some places and scattered thunderstorms. North to northwest wind level 3, coastal areas level 4-5. During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind. Cold in the North. Humidity 65-98%
Lowest temperature from:15-18 degrees, south 17-20^oC
Highest temperature from:18-21 degrees, south 20-23^oC

Da Nang to Binh Thuan:In the North, it is cloudy with rain, showers and thunderstorms in some places; in the South, it is cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in some places. Northeast wind level 2-3, coastal areas level 3-4. Humidity 58-96%
Lowest temperature from:20-23 degrees, South 22-25^oC
Highest temperature from:24-27 degrees, South 28-31^oC

Compared to yesterday,Central Highlands and the SouthToday is milder, temperature drops by 1-2 degrees Celsius, highest in the Central Highlands at 28-31 degrees Celsius, cold night 19-22 degrees, South drops to 31-34 degrees Celsius./.