The seventh day of the cold wave saw Hanoi recording less than 10 degrees for the first time, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Frost appeared at 2,300 m height on Fansipan Mountain in northern Vietnam, Dec. 22, 2023.

Temperatures were between 8 and 11 degrees in the plains and 5-7 degrees in mountainous areas across the northern region.

Mount Mau Son in Lang Son Province recorded zero degrees, slightly warmer than the minus 2 it saw on Friday morning.

Sa Pa's temperature was less than 4 degrees.

The north-central region saw the lowest temperatures this winter, with Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh Provinces reporting 6-12 degrees on Saturday morning.

It was warmer further south at 12-14 degrees in Hue and around 17 degrees in Da Nang.

The weather is forecast to become warmer during the day, with the mercury climbing to 20 degrees in Hanoi and 11 degrees in Sa Pa.

The north and north central regions are expected to remain cold until Christmas.

Cold wave coming for northern Vietnam

A cold wave will arrive in the northern on Thursday and plunge temperatures down to below 10 degrees Celsius in mountainous areas, and 16-19 degrees in the plains.

Strong cold spell to come for northern Vietnam

A strong cold spell would barrel down northern Vietnam regions Sunday night, plunging temperatures in Hanoi down to 16-20 degrees Celsius.

North set for cold spell this week

A cold spell forecast to arrive in northern Vietnam on Friday will send temperatures in Hanoi falling to 20 degrees Celsius.

Northern, central regions await cold front

A cold front will hit the north Thursday and continue on to the central region, and send temperatures plummeting by 3-5 degrees Celsius.

Cold front to bring rain to northern Vietnam

A cold front would barrel down northern Vietnam regions starting Saturday, plunging temperatures down to as low as 12 degrees Celsius, a drop of 4-5 degrees from Friday.

Source: VnExpress