At 8am today (January 26), snow appeared on the mountain tops of Lung Van Chai village (Xin Cai commune) and Xin Phin Chu and Mo Phang villages (Thuong Phung commune). These are two highland communes of Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province with an altitude of 1,500m - 1,700m.

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Snow and light rain appeared in Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province. Photo: Linh Napie

Mr. Chao Chin Chan, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thuong Phung commune, said that at that time, the temperature in the area dropped to 0 degrees Celsius and there was snowfall with light rain.

According to Mr. Chan, by about 10am, the snow and rain had stopped falling. The amount of snow was small and the rain was light, so it had not yet formed a layer on the surface.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from January 26, the Northern and North Central regions will experience severe cold, mountainous areas will be extremely cold, and high mountainous areas may have frost and frost.

Temperature 0 degrees Celsius, frost covers many mountain peaks in Cao Bang, Yen Bai, Lao Cai. Strange and interesting frost phenomenon has appeared on many high mountain peaks in Cao Bang, Yen Bai, Lao Cai provinces.