The chilly weather is forecast to persist until January 28.

According to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, the cold air has affected some places in the South Central region this morning, while frost has been reported in several Northern high mountainous areas.

Frost has been reported in several Northern high mountainous areas.

During this cold wave, the lowest temperatures will be about 8-10C in the North, 3-6C in Northern mountainous areas, and below zero in some high mountains.

Meanwhile, the North Central region has reported temperatures from 9-11C, the Central region has seen temperatures of about 12-15C, and temperatures in the South Central region have been between 16-19C.

In addition, due to the influence of the strong cold air, the area from Ha Tinh Province to Khanh Hoa Province is forecast to see showers and thunderstorms during the day and night of January 24.

Severe cold wave ends in northern Vietnam

As cold air weakens, a severe cold wave lasting 10 days has ended in northern Vietnam, save for certain mountainous regions like tourist town Sa Pa.

Hanoi temperature drops to 7 degrees as cold snap intensifies

Temperatures across the north plunged to below 10 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning, with Hanoi recording 7-8 degrees.

Northern Vietnam's cold wave to persist until Christmas

An additional mass of cold air arriving Tuesday morning will further plunge northern Vietnam into the cold until Christmas, with average daytime temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius.

Northern Vietnam experiences 1°C coldness

A strong cold air has brought the temperature at the northern province of Lang Son’s Mau Son peak on Sunday down to 1°C, with Hanoi at 11°C, the lowest since this year’s winter started.

North to become colder with intensifying northeast monsoon

The northeast monsoon is forecast to arrive this weekend, and it will cause temperatures in Hanoi to drop to 10-13 degrees Celsius.

Source: NDO