The North is about to enter the peak of the winter cold

Winter this year will be colder than in 2016, the North is also about to enter the coldest period of winter.

Talking to the PV, Mr. Hoang Phuc Lam, Head of the Long-Term Meteorological Forecasting Department, Central Hydrometeorological Center, said that La Nina phenomenon has begun to return.

"Currently, compared to previous years, the sea surface temperature in the eastern Pacific region is lower than the average of 0.8 degrees Celsius, beginning to reach the threshold of La Nina," Lam said.

Will Hanoi be cold and rainy from the hour of arrival?

usually begins to form from March to June every year and has the strongest influence at the end of the year until February next year.

La Nina will happen right after the end. La Nina phenomenon of cold sea currents cools the temperature of the areas through which it passes.

In our country, at the end of November, La Nina phenomenon has appeared, but it takes a certain time to influence the atmosphere circulation.

La Nina will not operate strongly, does not last long and weakens in May 4-5 / 2018, but the impact of La Nina phase is still quite complicated, unclear, making the rainfall increase compared to the average of many years. .

According to Mr. Lam, this year's winter will be colder than in 2016, but not too suddenly, the temperature does not drop too deep, at approximately the same with the average temperature for many years.

Forecasting the situation at the time of the Lunar New Year, Mr. Lam emphasized that by the end of December, the North and the North Central Coast appeared cold, damaging on a large scale.

" January-February 2018 is a very cold cold period. From now until before Tet, the North is mainly cold. Moreover, the intensified cold air will cause rain.

The Central region will receive heavy rains lasting 5-7 days, then pause and then the next rain. The weather in the South is quite beautiful, almost no rain, " said Lam.