Strong cold air is about to cause thunderstorms from November 8th, with cold below 13 degrees Celsius in some places

This afternoon, November 4th, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has assessed the possibility of special weather patterns appearing throughout the country in the period from now until the end of November 14th.

Accordingly, from the night of November 5th to November 6th, the North will be affected by a weak cold air wave. The North will have showers and thunderstorms in some places, especially in mountainous and midland areas on the night of November 5th and the day of November 6th, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Around November 8-9, the North is likely to be affected by a strong cold air wave. From November 8-9, this area will have rain, showers and thunderstorms.

From around November 9th, the weather will turn cold, and the mountainous areas will be cold. This is the first widespread cold spell of the 2026-2027 winter. The lowest temperature in the Northern and North Central regions during this cold air wave will decrease to 16 - 19 degrees Celsius; the lowest temperature in the Northern mountainous areas is likely to be below 13 degrees Celsius.

In addition, due to the influence of strong cold air at the low layer, combined with easterly wind disturbances at high altitudes and the impact of the terrain of the Central region, from November 9-12, the area from Thanh Hoa to Hue city, Da Nang city and the eastern provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak are likely to experience a widespread heavy rain spell.

Regarding sea weather, due to the influence of strong cold air from the night of November 8th to November 12th, the Gulf of Tonkin area, the sea area from South Quang Tri to Quang Ngai, the wind tends to gradually strengthen to level 6, in some places level 7, gusts level 8 - 9, sea waves are 2 - 4m high, strong rough seas.

The Northern East Sea area (including the Hoang Sa special zone) has strong Northeast winds of level 6 - 7, gusts of level 8 - 9, sea waves 3 - 5m high, strong rough seas.

The meteorological agency notes that the above are some initial assessments, specific developments of each type of weather and in each region will be continuously updated in the coming days.

Previously, in October 2026, the number of cold air waves was also less than the average, only 1 cold air wave affected our country on the night of October 4th, causing widespread moderate rain, with heavy rain in some places in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa - Nghe An, then the rain area expanded to the South.

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