The cold front is weakening, bringing warm sunshine to the North at the beginning of the week.

On December 16th, the cold air mass in the North weakened, the intense cold and frost gradually subsided, and the weather became sunny and warm; however, scattered light rain still occurred at night.

The cold air mass is weakening, but Northern Vietnam will still experience cold nights.

According to the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, on December 16th, the cold air mass in the North weakened, the severe cold gradually decreased, and the weather became sunny and warm.

However, there will still be scattered light rain at night, with the highest daytime temperature ranging from 18-20 degrees Celsius.

In the Hanoi area, the highest temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius, remaining between 14 and 23 degrees Celsius throughout the week.

Sa Pa ( Lao Cai ) will have temperatures of 6-11 degrees Celsius next week.

In the area from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue, the weather remains cold, with some areas in the north experiencing severe cold.

The rain is gradually decreasing, with only scattered showers in the North and scattered showers in the South.

The Central Highlands and Southern Vietnam will experience scattered showers and thunderstorms, with localized heavy rain. Temperatures will remain high, ranging from 27-30°C in Southern Vietnam and 25-28°C in the Central Highlands.

At sea, in the northern South China Sea (including the Paracel Islands), there are strong northeasterly winds of force 6-7, gusting to force 8-9, with rough seas; wave heights are 4-6 meters.

The sea area from Quang Tri to Ca Mau and the central part of the East Sea will experience strong northeasterly winds of force 6, sometimes force 7, gusting to force 8-9; rough seas; wave height from 3-5m.

In the western part of the South China Sea (including the western part of the Spratly Islands), there are strong northeasterly winds of force 6, gusting to force 7-8; rough seas; and waves 3-5 meters high.

Weather forecast for day and night of December 16th in the Northwest region.

- Sunny during the day, with scattered rain at night; very cold in mountainous areas, with some places experiencing severe cold.

- Lowest temperatures 11-14 degrees Celsius, in some places below 8 degrees Celsius; highest temperatures 17-20 degrees Celsius, 14-17 degrees Celsius in high mountainous areas.

Northeastern Vietnam and Hanoi Capital

- Sunny during the day, light rain in some areas at night, very cold in mountainous areas, with some places experiencing severe cold.

- Lowest temperatures 11-14 degrees Celsius; mountainous areas 8-11 degrees Celsius, some places below 7 degrees Celsius, highest temperatures 17-20 degrees Celsius.

Provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue

- In the North, it will be cold with scattered rain; Thanh Hoa and Nghe An will have sunny weather in the afternoon; in the South (Quang Binh to Thua Thien-Hue), there will be scattered rain and showers. North to Northwest winds at level 3.

- Lowest temperatures in the North 13-15 degrees Celsius, in the South 16-19 degrees Celsius; highest temperatures in the North 16-19 degrees Celsius, in the South 18-21 degrees Celsius.

Provinces and cities from Da Nang to Binh Thuan

- Moderate to heavy rain, with very heavy rain in some areas. Northeast wind at level 3.

- Lowest temperatures in the North: 20-23°C, in the South: 23-25°C; highest temperatures in the North: 21-24°C, in the South: 25-27°C.

Central Highlands region

- Showers and thunderstorms; rain in the South, showers with thunderstorms in some areas, locally heavy rain; tornadoes and strong gusts of wind are possible during thunderstorms. Northeast wind at level 2-3.

- Lowest temperatures 19-22 degrees Celsius, in some places below 17 degrees Celsius; highest temperatures 25-28 degrees Celsius.

Southern Vietnam

- There will be rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms in some areas, with locally heavy rain. Northeast wind at level 2-3.

- The lowest temperature will be 22-25 degrees Celsius, the highest 27-30 degrees Celsius, with some areas exceeding 30 degrees Celsius; tornadoes and strong gusts of wind are possible during thunderstorms.

Source: VNA

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