Weather on October 18: Tropical depression appears in the East Sea that may strengthen into a storm

From October 20 to 22, cold air will be strengthened, affecting other places in the Northeast, North Central, some places in the Northwest and North Central.

Due to the influence of cold air, the Northeast region will have scattered showers and thunderstorms; the wind will change to Northeast level 2-3, coastal areas level 3-4. From the evening and night of October 19, the weather in the North will turn cool, especially from the night of October 20, the night and early morning will be cold, and the mountainous areas will be chilly.

Photo caption — The Northeast region has scattered showers and thunderstorms.

The lowest temperature during this period is generally 19 - 21 degrees Celsius in the plains, 17 - 19 degrees Celsius in the mountainous and midland areas, and in some high mountainous areas it is below 16 degrees Celsius. In Hanoi , it is forecasted to have rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places; from the night of October 19, the weather will turn cool; at night and morning of October 20, the weather will be cold, with the lowest temperature of 19 - 21 degrees Celsius.

The area from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai continues to have moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain, with total rainfall of 50 - 100mm, some places over 200mm. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Heavy rain in the Central Central region is forecast to gradually decrease from the night of October 19.

At sea, at 1:00 a.m. on October 18, a tropical depression was active in the sea area east of the central Philippines, with the strongest wind at level 7 (50 - 61 km/h), gusting to level 9, moving west at a speed of 20 - 25 km/h. It is forecast that by 1:00 a.m. on October 19, the tropical depression in the coastal area of the northeast of the Philippines may strengthen into a storm. By 1:00 a.m. on October 20, the center of the storm may be in the east of the North East Sea with strong winds at level 8, gusting to level 10.

From October 19 to 22, the North East Sea area (including Hoang Sa sea area) will have strong winds of level 9 - 11, gusting to level 13; near the storm center, waves will be 2.5 - 4.5m high, rough seas. Ships operating in dangerous areas need to proactively avoid and closely monitor forecast information to ensure safety.

Weather forecast for regions across the country:

Hanoi capital is cloudy, sunny during the day; rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms at night. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 22 - 24 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 31 - 33 degrees Celsius, some places above 33 degrees Celsius.

The Northwestern provinces are cloudy, sunny during the day, with showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening and at night. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. The lowest temperature is 21 - 24 degrees Celsius, some places below 21 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature is 30 - 33 degrees Celsius, some places above 33 degrees Celsius.

The Northeast region is cloudy, sunny during the day; rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms at night. Light wind; in the Northeast region, early tomorrow morning, the wind will change to northeast level 2 - 3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts. The lowest temperature is 21 - 24 degrees Celsius, in mountainous areas, some places below 20 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature is 30 - 33 degrees Celsius, some places above 33 degrees Celsius.

Provinces from Thanh Hoa to Hue are cloudy, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night in the North, with some places experiencing heavy rain; moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms in the South, with some places experiencing very heavy rain. Light winds. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 22 - 25 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 28 - 31 degrees Celsius.

The North Central Coast region is cloudy with moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain; the South is cloudy, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, locally heavy rain. Northeast wind level 2 - 3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 23 - 26 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 29 - 32 degrees Celsius.

The Central Highlands is cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms; in the afternoon and evening there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some heavy rain in some places. Light wind. During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 19 - 22 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 27 - 30 degrees Celsius

The South is cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms; in the afternoon and evening there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some heavy rain. Light wind. During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 23 - 26 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 31 - 34 degrees Celsius.

Ho Chi Minh City is cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms; in the afternoon and evening there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some heavy rain. Light wind. During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 24 - 26 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 31 - 34 degrees Celsius.

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