Central region welcomes cold air, warning of heavy rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning

To cope with the cold, on the roadsides and in their homes, many people in Ky Son, Nghe An have lit fires to keep warm. Photo: Dao Tho

Forecast:Around early morning and on December 23, this cold air mass will affect the northeastern and north central provinces, then affect some places in the northwestern and north central regions; the wind will change to the northeast at level 2-3 inland, and level 3-4 in coastal areas.

From December 23, the weather in the Northern and North Central provinces will turn cold; the lowest temperature will be 15-18 degrees Celsius, in the mountainous areas of the North, some places will be 10-12 degrees Celsius.

In the Gulf of Tonkin and the North East Sea from December 23, the wind will gradually change direction to Northeast, increasing to level 6, gusting to level 8; rough seas.

Warning of heavy rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning:Due to the influence of cold air, there will be scattered rain in the Northern provinces; the North and Central Central regions will have rain, moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms in some places. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.Natural disaster risk level due to tornado and lightning: level 1

Temperature on December 22 in regions across the country. Photo: news.zing.vn