Weather forecast March 18, 2024: The North is still humid, cold air will flow in from night

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today (March 18), the cold air mass is continuing to move southward; from tonight it will affect the Northeast region and some places in the Northwest.

From tomorrow (March 19), cold air will continue to spread to other places in the Northwest, North Central and some places in the Central Central. The wind will change to the Northeast at level 2-3 inland, level 4-5 in coastal areas.

Due to the influence of cold air, from March 19, the weather in the North will turn cold, and from night it will expand to the North Central region. During this cold air, the lowest temperature in mountainous areas will be from 12-15 degrees, in high mountainous areas it will be below 10 degrees; in the North Central region it will be from 16-19 degrees.

The weather in Hanoi and the northern provinces and cities continues to have fog and drizzle before welcoming cold air at night. Illustration photo: Minh Hien

At the same time, from the night of March 18-19, the weather in the North and North Central regions will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some heavy rain. From the afternoon of March 19, the area from Quang Binh to Phu Yen will have rain, showers and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are likely to cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.

In addition, from tonight, in the Gulf of Tonkin, the wind will shift to the Northeast and gradually increase to level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8, with rough seas and waves 1.5-2.5m high. From March 19, in the North East Sea, the wind will gradually increase to level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8-9, with rough seas and waves 2.0-4.0m high.

The meteorological agency warns that thunderstorms accompanied by tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind can affect agricultural production, cause trees to fall, damage houses, traffic works and infrastructure. Heavy rains can cause flooding in low-lying areas. Strong winds and large waves at sea can affect the operation of ships and other activities.

Also today, the Central to Southern regions and the Central Highlands will maintain sunny days; the Southeast region will have hot weather with the highest temperature ranging from 35-37 degrees, some places above 37 degrees. The hot weather during the day is from 12-16 hours.

Weather forecast for regions across the country on March 18, 2024 :

Northwest

Cloudy, with rain in some places, early morning with scattered fog and light fog, afternoon and evening with less clouds and sunny; in the Northwest region, sunny during the day, hot in some places; at night there are scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.

Lowest temperature: 16-19 degrees, some places below 16 degrees. Highest temperature: 27-30 degrees, some places above 30 degrees; in the Northwest region 31-34 degrees, some places above 35 degrees.

Northeast

Cloudy, light rain, drizzle and fog in the morning, then rain in some places; rain, showers and scattered thunderstorms at night, locally heavy rain. Southeast wind level 2-3, at night the wind changes to northeast level 2-3, coastal areas level 4-5. During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.

Lowest temperature: 16-19 degrees, mountainous areas 13-16, some places below 12 degrees. Highest temperature: 24-27 degrees, some places above 28 degrees.

Thanh Hoa - Thua Thien Hue

Cloudy, with rain in some places, early morning with scattered fog and light fog, afternoon and evening with less clouds and sunny; in the North, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms at night, locally heavy rain. Light wind; from night in the North, the wind will change to north to northwest level 2-3, coastal areas level 4-5. In the North, the weather will turn cold at night. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.

Lowest temperature: North 18-21 degrees, South 21-24 degrees. Highest temperature: North 24-27 degrees, South 27-30 degrees.

Da Nang to Binh Thuan

Cloudy, sunny day, no rain at night. Northeast to east wind level 2-3.

Lowest temperature: 22-25 degrees. Highest temperature: 30-33 degrees, some places above 33 degrees.

Central Highlands

Cloudy, sunny day, no rain at night. East wind level 2-3.

Lowest temperature: 17-20 degrees. Highest temperature: 31-34 degrees, some places above 34 degrees.

Southern Vietnam

Cloudy, sunny during the day, some places are hot, especially in the East; no rain at night. East wind level 2-3.

Lowest temperature: 24-27 degrees. Highest temperature: 32-35 degrees; in the East 35-37 degrees.

Hanoi

Cloudy, light rain, drizzle and fog in the morning, then rain in some places; at night there will be showers and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy rain. Southeast wind level 2-3, from night the wind will change to northeast level 2-3.

Lowest temperature: 17-19 degrees. Highest temperature: 24-26 degrees.

summary

The North is about to welcome cold air, ending the humid weather . In the next 2-3 days, the North is likely to welcome a cold air mass causing showers and thunderstorms, the weather will turn cold. The humid weather will also temporarily end.

This summer, there is a high possibility of record-breaking hot spots . During the hot season in the North and Central regions, the temperature across the country is still 0.5 - 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than the average of many years; there is a high possibility of record-breaking hot spots.

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