Today's weather (October 20): Cold wind at the beginning of the season in the North, highland areas below 16 degrees Celsius

From October 20 to 22, the cold air will intensify, affecting other places in the Northeast and North Central regions, then affecting some places in the Northwest and North Central regions. Inland, the wind will change to Northeast level 2-3, coastal areas level 3-4.

From the night of October 20, the weather in Hanoi will be cold at night and morning; in the North and Thanh Hoa, the weather will turn cold at night and morning, and in the mountainous areas it will be chilly. The lowest temperature during this cold spell in the Northern Delta and Thanh Hoa is generally 19-21 ^degrees Celsius, in the mountainous and midland areas of the North it is 17-19 ^degrees Celsius, and in the high mountains it is below 16 ^degrees Celsius.

Due to the influence of cold air combined with the circulation of storm No. 12 (Fengshen), the North East Sea area has strong northeast winds of level 7-8; the area near the storm's eye has strong winds of level 9-11, gusts of level 13, waves 3-5m high, the area near the storm's eye has waves of 5-7m high. The sea is very rough.

Today's weather (October 20): The North welcomes a cold air wave. Illustration photo: VNA

Weather forecast for regions across the country today (October 20):

Northwest: Cloudy, showers in some places; sunny in the afternoon; temperature 20-31 ^degrees Celsius.

Northeast: Cloudy, showers and thunderstorms in some places; sunny in the afternoon; Northeast wind level 2-3, especially in coastal areas in the evening the wind gradually increases to level 3-4; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts; temperature 21-31 ^degrees Celsius.

Hanoi: Cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms in some places in the late afternoon and at night; sunny during the day. Northeast wind level 2-3. Temperature 23-30 ^degrees Celsius.

From Thanh Hoa to Hue: Cloudy, rainy, moderate rain, locally heavy rain and thunderstorms; North to Northwest wind level 2-3; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts; temperature 22-31 ^degrees Celsius.

South Central Coast: The North ( Da Nang - Quang Ngai) is cloudy, with rain during the day, moderate rain, locally heavy rain and thunderstorms; the South is cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms in some places, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening; Northeast wind level 2-3; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts; temperature 23-33 ^degrees Celsius.

Central Highlands: Cloudy, scattered showers and thunderstorms, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening, locally heavy rain; thunderstorms may cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind; temperature 19-30 ^degrees Celsius.

Southern region: Cloudy, showers and thunderstorms in some places, in the late afternoon there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain in some places; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind; temperature 24-34 ^degrees Celsius.

Ho Chi Minh City: Cloudy, scattered showers and thunderstorms, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, locally heavy rain. Light wind. Thunderstorms may cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Temperature 24-34 ^o C.

Hoang Sa special economic zone (Da Nang): Scattered showers and thunderstorms; during thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes and strong gusts of wind level 6-7; visibility is over 10km, decreasing to 4-10km in the rain; northeast wind gradually increasing to level 6, gusts level 7-8; rough seas; waves 2-4m high.

Truong Sa special economic zone (Khanh Hoa): Showers and thunderstorms in some places; visibility over 10km; waves 1-2m high.

Source: https://baolangson.vn/thoi-weather-hom-nay-20-10-bac-bo-gio-lanh-dau-mua-vung-nui-cao-duoi-16-do-c-5062363.html