The North entered the peak of severe cold, with snow and ice appearing in some places.

On the afternoon of January 21, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that cold air has now affected the Northeast region, some places in the Northwest and North Central regions. In addition, in the North, a strong cold air mass is strengthening to the South.

It is forecasted that during the day and night of January 22, the cold air mass will strongly affect the Northern, North Central, and South Central regions and then affect some places in the South Central region. The Northeast wind inland will gradually strengthen to level 3, coastal areas level 4-5, gusting to level 6-7.

From the night of January 21, the weather in the North will be extremely cold, and the North Central region will be extremely cold. From the evening and night of January 22, the weather will turn cold in the area from Quang Binh to Thua Thien Hue.

During this cold air mass, the lowest temperature in the North is generally from 7-10 degrees Celsius, in the mountainous areas of the North from 3-6 degrees Celsius, in the high mountainous areas below 0 degrees Celsius; in the North Central region from 9-11 degrees Celsius; in the area from Quang Binh to Thua Thien Hue from 13-16 degrees Celsius.

At sea from January 22, in the Gulf of Tonkin, the Northeast wind will gradually increase to level 6-7, gusting to level 8-9; waves will be 2.5-3.5m high; the sea will be rough. In the North East Sea (including the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago), the Northeast wind will increase to level 7, sometimes level 8, gusting to level 9; waves will be 3.0-5.0m high; the sea will be rough.

From the evening and night of January 22, the sea area from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa and the eastern sea area of the South East Sea (including the sea area east of Truong Sa archipelago) will have northeast winds gradually increasing to level 6, gusting to level 7-8, waves 2.0-3.5m high, rough seas; the sea area from Ninh Thuan 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 strong northeast winds of level 6-7, gusting to level 8-9, waves 2.0-4.5m high, rough seas.

Meteorological experts warn that the widespread cold spell in the North and North Central regions may last for many days. During this widespread cold spell, snow and ice are likely to occur in mountainous areas.

From the night of January 21-22, the Northern region will have rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places. From January 22-24, the Northern and Central Central regions will have rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain. Thunderstorms may include tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.

In addition, according to experts, severe cold can affect livestock and poultry; greatly affecting the growth and development of crops. Thunderstorms accompanied by tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind can affect agricultural production, causing trees to fall, damage houses, traffic works and infrastructure. Localized heavy rain can cause flooding in low-lying areas./.

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