According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today (January 2), the first day back to work and school after the 2024 New Year holiday, the North and Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh continue to experience cloudy conditions, with fog in the early morning and sunny afternoons.

In big cities, morning fog accumulates dust and smoke, increasing pollution. In addition, the temperature rises quite high at 28 degrees at noon, making it feel quite stuffy. This situation will quickly improve when cold air flows in tomorrow (January 3), the temperature will quickly drop by 6-7 degrees.

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The weather in the North is foggy in the early morning, sunny at noon and the temperature increases to 28 degrees, feeling quite hot. Illustration: Bao Khanh

Specifically, the meteorological agency said that currently, in the North, a cold air mass is moving south.

Around early morning and tomorrow (January 3), this cold air mass will affect the Northeast region of the North; then to other places in the North and North Central regions. The Northeast wind inland will strengthen to level 3; coastal areas level 3-4.

In the North, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An areas from tomorrow, the weather will turn cold. During this cold air mass, the lowest temperature will be from 15-18 degrees, especially in the mountainous areas of the North, it will be 12-14 degrees, in some high mountainous areas, it will be below 8 degrees.

At the same time, from early morning and tomorrow, the Northern region and Thanh Hoa , Nghe An will have scattered showers and thunderstorms; from January 3-4, the area from Ha Tinh to Binh Dinh will have rain, showers and thunderstorms in some places.

Weather forecast for regions across the country on January 2, 2024 :

Northwest

Cloudy with some rain, early morning fog and light fog, sunny in the afternoon. Light wind. Cold early morning and night.

Lowest temperature: 17-20 degrees, in the Northwest region 14-17 degrees, some places below 14 degrees. Highest temperature: 25-28 degrees, some places above 28 degrees.

Northeast

Cloudy, early morning fog and light mist, sunny afternoon and evening. Light wind. Cold early morning and night.

Lowest temperature: 17-20 degrees, mountainous areas 15-18 degrees, high mountainous areas have places below 14 degrees. Highest temperature: 25-28 degrees, some places above 28 degrees.

Thanh Hoa - Thua Thien Hue

Cloudy, some rain, early morning fog and light fog scattered, in the North the clouds will decrease in the afternoon and evening and it will be sunny. Light wind. In the North, early morning and night will be cold.

Lowest temperature: 18-21 degrees. Highest temperature: 24-27 degrees.

Da Nang to Binh Thuan

North cloudy, rain, scattered showers; South cloudy, some showers at night, sunny during the day. Northeast wind level 2-3.

Lowest temperature: 22-25 degrees. Highest temperature: North 26-29 degrees, South 30-32 degrees.

Central Highlands

Cloudy, sunny during the day, some rain at night. Northeast to east wind level 2-3.

Lowest temperature: 17-20 degrees. Highest temperature: 28-31 degrees.

Southern Vietnam

Cloudy, sunny during the day, some rain at night. Northeast wind level 2-3.

Lowest temperature: 23-26 degrees. Highest temperature: 31-34 degrees, some places above 34 degrees.

Hanoi

Cloudy with some rain, early morning fog and light fog, sunny in the afternoon. Light wind. Cold early morning and night.

Lowest temperature: 19-21 degrees. Highest temperature: 26-28 degrees.

The North is about to welcome cold air with the lowest drop of 8 degrees, the Central region will have rain . Cold air is about to flow, this time the North will have some places with the lowest drop of 8 degrees. At the same time, around January 3-4, the area from Ha Tinh to Binh Dinh will have rain, showers and thunderstorms in some places.
Winter is less cold, December's cold spell recorded the lowest temperature in the past 10 years . Although this winter is expected to be warm, the recent cold spell in Mau Son recorded a temperature of -2.5 degrees, the lowest in the same period in December since observations began in 2012.