Strong cold air, cold weather through the 1st

On the afternoon of February 5, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting updated the latest bulletin, assessing weather developments in regions across the country during the 2024 Lunar New Year (from the night of February 5-14, i.e. the night of December 26 to the 5th day of Tet).

Accordingly, this morning (February 5), the cold air weakened and shifted to the east, causing light rain, drizzle and humidity in the North to still occur widely, but with a tendency to decrease slightly compared to last week.

The North welcomes a strong cold front near Tet. Illustration photo: Nam Khanh

Meteorologists predict that this situation will likely last until February 7. From February 8 (December 29), the cold air will intensify, causing the temperature in the whole region to drop rapidly. During the Lunar New Year, the weather will turn cold, with severe cold in mountainous areas and some places.

Weather forecast for regions across the country from the night of February 5-14 (ie the night of December 26 to the 5th day of Tet) :

Northern Region

Day	Weather	Temperature
From night 5-7/2 (ie night of December 26-28)	At night and early morning there is scattered fog and light fog, sunny in the afternoon. At night and early morning it is cold; especially in the Northwest region, at night and early morning it is cold.	Highest: 24-28 degrees, some places above 29 degrees. Lowest: 18-22 degrees, in the Northwest region 14-17 degrees, some places below 14 degrees.
From night 7-12/2 (ie night of December 28 to the 3rd day of Tet)	There will be scattered rain and light rain; from the night of February 9 (December 30), there will be rain in some places, especially from February 10-11 (the first and second days of Tet), the afternoon will be sunny. It will be cold, with some places experiencing severe cold.	Highest: 17-21 degrees, some places above 22 degrees; from February 11-13 (ie 2nd-4th of Tet): 21-24 degrees, some places above 24 degrees. Lowest: 13-16 degrees, mountainous areas 10-13 degrees, high mountainous areas in some places below 10 degrees.
From February 13-14 (ie 4th-5th of Tet)	There will be rain in some places; there will be a possibility of fog and light mist in the morning, especially in coastal areas, there will be scattered drizzle and fog. It will be cold; especially on February 14 (the 5th day of Tet), the night and morning will be cold.	Highest: 22-25 degrees, some places above 25 degrees. Lowest: 15-19 degrees, some places below 12 degrees.

Area from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh

Day	Weather	Temperature
From night 5-7/2 (ie night of December 26-28)	Rain in some places, early morning fog and light fog scattered, sunny afternoon.	Highest: 25-29 degrees Lowest: 20-23 degrees; in the North on the night of February 7 (December 28): 17-20 degrees.
From 8-12/2 (ie December 29 to the 3rd day of Tet)	There will be scattered showers and rain; from February 10 (the first day of Tet), there will be rain in some places. Cold weather.	Highest: 22-25 degrees; from February 8-10 (ie December 29 to Tet holiday): 19-22 degrees. Lowest: 14-17 degrees.
From 13-14/2 (ie 4th-5th of Tet)	There will be rain in some places, with the possibility of scattered fog and light fog at night and in the morning. It will be cold; from February 13 (the 4th day of Tet), it will be cold at night and in the morning.	Highest: 23-26 degrees. Lowest: 18-20 degrees.

Area from Quang Binh to Thua Thien Hue

Day

Weather

Temperature

From night 5-7/2

(ie night of December 26-28)

Rain in some places, early morning fog and light fog scattered, sunny afternoon.

Highest: 26-29 degrees, some places above 29 degrees.

Lowest: 20-23 degrees.

From 8-14/2

(ie December 29 to the 5th day of Tet)

There will be scattered showers; from February 13 (the 4th day of Tet), there will be rain in some places. It will be cold; from February 13, it will be cold at night and in the morning.

Highest: 23-26 degrees.

Lowest: 19-21 degrees.

Area from Da Nang to Binh Thuan

Day

Weather

Temperature

From night 5-8/2

(ie night of December 26-29)

Little rain, sunny day.

Highest: 28-31 degrees, some places above 31 degrees.

Lowest: 21-25 degrees.

From night 8-14/2

(from the night of December 29 to the 5th day of Tet)

In the North, there will be scattered showers, from February 13 (the 4th day of Tet), there will be rain in some places; in the South, there will be little rain, sunny days.

Highest: 28-31 degrees, some places above 31 degrees; from February 8-12 (ie December 29 to the 3rd day of Tet) in the North: 24-27 degrees.

Lowest: 21-25 degrees.

Central Highlands region

Day

Weather

Temperature

From night 5-14/2 (ie night 26th of December to 5th of Tet)

Little rain, sunny day.

Highest: 29-32 degrees, some places above 32 degrees.

Lowest: 17-21 degrees.

Southern Region

Day

Weather

Temperature

From night 5-14/2 (ie night 26th of December to 5th of Tet)

Little rain, sunny days; some places in the Southeast are hot.

Highest: 32-35 degrees, some places above 35 degrees.

Lowest: 23-26 degrees.

The North welcomes two consecutive cold air waves before Lunar New Year

From now until Tet, the North will welcome two cold spells, the second of which will be very strong near Tet. The whole region will have rain and cold, the mountainous and midland areas may have severe cold, some places will have severe cold.

Hanoi weather for the next 3 days: Weak cold air, drizzle and humidity in the North

Weather forecast for Hanoi in the next 3 days (February 5-7): cold air will strengthen weakly, temperatures will decrease slightly and drizzle and fog will continue. From the night of February 7, the weather will turn cold, officially ending the humid weather.

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