The new mass of cold air is on the move and is expected to affect northeastern areas first, before heading west, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. 

A student in Hanoi goes to class in a thick coat, January 23, 2024.

Due to the cold air, temperatures in northern Vietnam will remain low on the last days of February and in early March, with regions like Hoa Binh, Lao Cai and Yen Bai seeing low temperatures of 10-13 degrees Celsius, while mountainous areas will see temperatures at 5-10 degrees.

U.S. weather forecast service AccuWeather anticipated Hanoi’s temperatures to be at 13-21 degrees on Thursday, before dropping to 12-15 degrees on Friday.

Temperatures will gradually rise afterwards, reaching 27 degrees at the highest by next week. High-altitude locations like Lao Cai’s Sa Pa will see the lowest temperatures on Friday at 8-14 degrees.

North-central Vietnam would also feel the brunt of the new mass of cold air, with nighttime temperatures on Thursday and Friday at 14-17 degrees at the lowest.

Nguyen Duc Hoa, deputy head of the climate forecast department of the national forecast center, said that since 1991, there have been 13 years where cold waves plunged temperatures down below 15 degrees in the latter half of February. The longest cold waves happened in 1995 and 2000, both lasting six days, he added.

The ongoing cold wave in northern Vietnam has lasted five days starting Feb. 24, due to the effects of cold air and high-altitude winds. The cold air may also cause light rain in the north on Thursday and Friday, and hail may appear in localities from Quang Binh to Khanh Hoa from Friday to Sunday.

Cold snap awaits northern Vietnam

Northern Vietnam is set for a week-long cold snap starting Friday that will send temperatures in Hanoi plunging to 9-10 degrees Celsius.

Northern Vietnam to receive new cold spells this week

Two mild cold spells are forecast to arrive in the north this week, accompanied by converging high-altitude winds causing rain, bringing Hanoi's temperatures to a minimum of 15 degrees Celsius.

Severe cold wave ends in northern Vietnam

As cold air weakens, a severe cold wave lasting 10 days has ended in northern Vietnam, save for certain mountainous regions like tourist town Sa Pa.

Hanoi temperature drops to 7 degrees as cold snap intensifies

Temperatures across the north plunged to below 10 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning, with Hanoi recording 7-8 degrees.

Northern Vietnam's cold wave to persist until Christmas

An additional mass of cold air arriving Tuesday morning will further plunge northern Vietnam into the cold until Christmas, with average daytime temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius.

Source: VnExpress