A cold spell is expected to lower temperatures in northern Vietnam starting Monday night, the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting reported.
The cold front is forecast to start affecting the weather condition in northern provinces between Monday night and early Tuesday morning, before expanding its effect to the north-central region.
Northern localities as well as the north-central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue will turn cold starting Tuesday.
The average lows will be 14-17 degrees Celsius in the delta, and 10-13 degrees Celsius in mountainous areas.
Mercury will dip to below eight degrees Celsius on high mountains.
From Tuesday to Friday, rains accompanied by thunderstorms and gusts will lash the localities from north-central Ha Tinh Province to central Quang Ngai Province.
Winds of 12-19km per hour will be recorded on the mainland, and 20-28km an hour in coastal areas.
Rough seas and waves as high as 3.5 meters will occur in the Gulf of Tonkin and the northern section of the East Vietnam Sea.
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