Strong Northeast monsoon is about to come, cold and rainy all day in the North?

According to weather forecast, the cold air is likely to return to our country this weekend (December 7-8). The weather in the North, including Hanoi, will turn cold and rainy all day with quite low temperatures.

Cold air flows down to the North

According to weather forecast, the North is preparing to welcome a new cold spell, the weather is about to turn cold and rainy all day.

Mr. Nguyen Van Huong (Head of Weather Forecast Department, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting) said that around December 6-7, a strong cold air mass will move down to our country.

The cold air will start to move in, causing a period of rain in the North, but not much. Under the influence of rain and the Northeast monsoon, from the night of December 6-7, the weather in the North will turn cold. The coldest time in the North will be on December 7-8.

During this cold spell, the average temperature in the North is likely to drop below 20 degrees , in many places such as Lai Chau and Son La, the temperature will drop to a low of about 10-12 degrees.

 This cold spell makes it cold all day and night instead of just cold at night and in the morning.

According to the meteorologist, this cold spell makes the weather cold all day and night instead of just cold at night and in the morning like previous cold spells. The cold combined with scattered light rain increases the feeling of cold.

In Hanoi, the cold air mass will start to decrease in temperature from the night of December 6; on December 7, there will be light rain, and the temperature will drop to 18-20 degrees. On December 8, the daytime temperature in the capital will continue to decrease to 16-20 degrees.

Due to the influence of cold air, the Central region is likely to experience moderate to heavy rain over a wide area on December 6-7. Temperatures in the area from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien Hue are likely to drop below 23 degrees. From December 7 onwards, the weather will turn cold.

Forecasting the cold spells of the winter of 2024-2025, Mr. Huong added that from December 2024 to February 2025, the temperature across the country tends to be close to the average of many years. In December alone, the temperature is likely to be lower in the Northern region and severe cold is likely to occur in the second half of December.

In December and the first half of January 2025, severe cold is likely to cause frost and frost in the northern mountainous areas. In addition, from late February to March 2025, there is a possibility of "wet cold" (cold accompanied by light rain and drizzle).

Weather forecast today in regions across the country

Before welcoming the new cold air mass, early morning in Hanoi and the northern provinces will be cloudy and foggy.

Due to the humid Southeast wind from the cold air weakening and shifting to the East, bringing moisture to the northern mainland. Fog reduces visibility in mountainous areas to 2-4km.

By noon and afternoon the sky cleared up, the temperature in the cities increased from 24-28 degrees.

Weather in the Central region, rain occurs suddenly from Dong Hoi to Da Nang. The remaining areas are clear and sunny. The common temperature in the whole region is from 27-29 degrees.

The Central Highlands has different weather patterns. The southern half of Da Lat and Gia Nghia has showers; the northern half, such as Kon Tum and Pleiku, is sunny with temperatures not exceeding 28 degrees.

The equatorial trough combined with East wind disturbances continues to cause unseasonal rain in the Southern region , rain may occur from the morning. Due to cloudy weather with rain, in Ho Chi Minh City and other places in the South, the temperature is generally from 28-31 degrees.