Warm weather forecasted during Tet The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has predicted a warm Tet for northern provinces as the cold spell weakens from February 13. Visitors at Phu My Hung Spring Flower Fair 2017 In Hanoi, the temperature on February 16 – the first day of the Lunar New Year – is expected to reach 23 degree Celcius, with a cloudy yet warm weather. For the first four days of the new year, it will be warm in Hanoi, with a maximum temperature of 26 degree Celsius and minimum temperature of 15 degree Celcius. However, February 20, the fifth day of the new year, will be colder.In Ho Chi Minh City and other southern provinces, it will be cooler during Tet, with a temperature of some 30 degree Celcius. In central Da Nang City, the weather in the first four days of the new year will be pleasant, with a temperature of some 25-28 degree Celcius. Rain is predicted on the fifth day and the temperature will drop to 20-23 degree Celcius.According to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, since the beginning of this year, cold spells in the northern and north central provinces have killed some 4,720 cattle and poultry. The latest cold spell, which started on January 27 and is expected to end on February 13, has killed over 2,100 cattle and poultry.
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - People across the country will enjoy warm weather during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays, falling between January 26 and February 01. In the northern region, warm and dry weather is predicted to hit, with temperatures at 13-24 degrees Celsius between January 26 and 31, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting revealed on Monday morning. A cold spell may occur in the region after Jan 31. In the north-central region, the weather is also expected to be warm and sunny, with the lowest temperature at 17 degrees Celsius from January 26 to 31. However,…... [read more]
The Central Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center said the northern and southern region will see warm weather in the Tet holiday while the central provinces will experience heavy rains. Heavy rains will hit the central provinces from Quang Binh to Khanh Hoa and is forecast to last till January 26 with rainfall of between 50 to 100mm. The temperature in the northern region will be 21 to 23 degree Celcius in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Lang Son, Dien Bien Phu, Son La. While the central highlands provinces and southern region will see warm weather. The temperature in HCMC and Vung Tau, Ca…... [read more]
Being a member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has opened up opportunities for Vietnam to enhance cooperation with other member countries and get support and information from them. It has also helped the center improve personnel capacity, forecasting technology and automatic weather stations, according to NCHMF deputy director-general Tran Hong Thai. A weather station of the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting's chapter in Northern Tuyen Quang province One of the WMO’s Regional Forecast Support Centers has been based in Vietnam since 2014, paving the way for improved severe weather forecasting in Vietnam and Southeast Asia and preparing for the…... [read more]
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam's weather forecasting capability has fallen short of demands as he addressed the parliament on huge damages from floods and storms.Stormy weather has hit Vietnam hard this year, with 13 tropical storms affecting the country and another coming.Flooding and storms have been ravaging almost all year round, destroying places which have rarely been hit before, Phuc said at a meeting with the legislative National Assembly on Saturday. Typhoon Damrey hit the usually gentle beach town Nha Trang of Khanh Hoa Province early in November, killing 106 people in the province and nearby places.Natural disasters…... [read more]
The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting reported that cold air would start affecting the northern provinces from Thursday afternoon.Cold weather will hit Hanoi on Thursday afternoon with temperature dropping to 17 degree CelsiusThe centre also reported that the air would become stronger and affect central and south central coast provinces from tomorrow.Due to the influence of cold air, from Thursday afternoon, northeast winds in the mainland will be levelled at 2-3 grade and 3-4 grade in the coastal region.In the north, the weather gets cold, while in the mountainous area, it gets very cold. During this cold period, the lowest…... [read more]
