Weather forecast for the next 10 days (February 18-27, 2023): Cold air strengthens its influence from the North to the Central Central region, continuing to move south.

Weather forecast for the next 10 days (February 18-27, 2023) from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting:

Hanoi weather forecast is cold, cloudy, with light rain, drizzle and fog. (Source: VNA)

Weather forecast for the regions in the next 24 to 48 hours

- Northwest: rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places. Cold weather, very cold in some places.

- Northeast : rain in some places, fog and light fog at night and early morning. From February 18, there will be rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places. Cold weather, severe cold in mountainous areas.

- North Central : rain in some places, fog and light fog at night and early morning. From the night of February 18, there will be rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places. Cold weather.

- Central Central region : rain in some places. North is cold at night and morning; South is cold.

- Other areas : showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening and at night, sunny during the day.

Thunderstorms may contain tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong winds.

Weather forecast from night 19 to 27/2

- North : rain in some places, early morning fog in some places; from February 21-23, scattered light rain. Cold weather.

- Area from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai : rain, showers and thunderstorms in some places, locally heavy rain.

Thunderstorms may contain tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong winds.

Cold air news strengthens

Currently (February 18), the cold air mass has continued to move south.

Cold air forecast:

On land: around early morning and on February 19, this cold air mass will have a weak impact on the North, then affect the North Central region and some places in the Central Central region. The Northeast wind on land will gradually strengthen to level 2-3.

In the North and North Central regions, the weather continues to be cold, with some mountainous areas in the North experiencing severe cold.

At sea: from February 19, in the Gulf of Tonkin, the Northeast wind will gradually increase to level 5, gusting to level 6, with waves 1.0-2.0m high; in the North East Sea (including the waters of Hoang Sa archipelago), there will be strong Northeast wind of level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8-9, with waves 3.0-5.0m high, and rough seas.

From the night of February 19, the sea area from Quang Ngai to Ca Mau , the area between the East Sea and the western sea area of ​​the South East Sea (including the sea area west of Truong Sa archipelago) will have northeast winds gradually increasing to level 6, gusting to level 8, rough seas; waves 2.0-4.0m high.

Detailed forecast:

Forecast time	Area of ​​influence	Lowest temperature ( o C)	Average temperature ( o C)
Day and Night 19/02	Northern mountainous region	11-13 degrees, some places below 10 degrees	15-17 degrees, some places below 15 degrees
	Other places in the North and North Central regions	14-17	18-20 degrees

Warning of possible natural disasters :

From the night of February 18-19, due to the influence of the upper westerly wind trough combined with cold air, the Northern and North Central regions will have scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places.

From February 19, the Central Central region will have scattered showers and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms may include tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.

Potential impact on environment, living conditions, infrastructure, socio-economic activities.

Cold air causes strong winds and high waves, affecting activities at sea.

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