According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the strong cold air mass is still moving south.

It is forecasted that around the night of January 25, this cold air mass will affect the Northeast region, then affect the North Central region, the Northwest region, the Central Central region and some places in the South Central region. Northeast wind inland will strengthen to level 3, coastal areas level 3-4, some places will have gusts of level 6.

In the North and North Central regions from January 26, the weather will be very cold, in mountainous areas it will be very cold, in high mountainous areas there will be a possibility of frost and frost; in the Central Central region from the night of January 26, the weather will turn cold. The lowest temperature during this cold air mass in the North and North Central regions will generally be 9-12 degrees Celsius, in mountainous areas of the North 6-8 degrees Celsius, in high mountainous areas in some places below 3 degrees Celsius; in the area from Quang Binh to Hue it will generally be 14-17 degrees Celsius; in the area from Da Nang to Quang Ngai it will generally be 16-19 degrees Celsius.

Hanoi area from January 26th, the weather is very cold. The lowest temperature in this cold air mass is commonly 9-12 degrees.

At sea, from early morning on January 26, in the Gulf of Tonkin, the Northeast wind gradually increased to level 7, gusting to level 9, rough seas, waves 2-4m high.

From the afternoon of January 26, in the North East Sea area (including the waters of Hoang Sa archipelago), the Northeast wind will gradually increase to level 6-7, gusting to level 8-9, with rough seas and waves 3-5.5m high.

From the evening of January 26, the sea area from Quang Tri to Ca Mau , the Central and Southern East Sea area (including the sea area of ​​Truong Sa archipelago), the Northeast wind gradually increased to level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8-9, rough seas, waves 3-5m high.

In addition, due to the influence of cold air strengthening from the night of January 25-26, the Northern and North Central regions will have scattered rain, showers and thunderstorms in some places; from January 26-28, the Central Central region will have rain, showers, locally heavy rain and thunderstorms in some places.

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The North welcomes a cold spell on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Minh Hien

Weather forecast for January 25, 2025 in regions across the country:

Hanoi

Cloudy, light rain, drizzle and fog at night and early morning; later rain in some places. Southeast wind level 2-3. Cold at night and early morning.

Lowest temperature: 18-20 degrees.

Highest temperature: 22-24 degrees.

Northwest

Cloudy with rain in some places, early morning with scattered fog and light fog, afternoon and evening with less clouds and sunshine. Light wind. Cold at night and morning, with some places being very cold.

Lowest temperature: 16-19 degrees, some places below 15 degrees.

Highest temperature: 22-25 degrees, Northwest region has places above 27 degrees.

Northeast

Cloudy, light rain in some places, early morning scattered fog and light mist; in the plains and coastal areas at night and early morning there will be light rain, drizzle and scattered fog. Southeast wind level 2-3. Cold at night and morning, some mountainous areas will be very cold.

Lowest temperature: 17-20 degrees, mountainous areas below 17 degrees.

Highest temperature: 21-24 degrees, some places above 24 degrees.

Thanh Hoa - Hue

Cloudy with light rain in some places, early morning with scattered fog and light mist, afternoon and evening with less clouds and sunny. Light wind. Cold at night and morning.

Lowest temperature: 17-20 degrees.

Highest temperature: 24-27 degrees, some places above 27 degrees.

Da Nang - Binh Thuan

Cloudy, no rain at night, sunny during the day. Northeast wind level 2-3. Cold at night in the North.

Lowest temperature: 18-21 degrees; in the South 21-23 degrees.

Highest temperature: 25-28 degrees, in the South 28-30 degrees.

Central Highlands

Cloudy, no rain at night, sunny during the day, some showers in the evening. Northeast to east wind level 2-3.

Lowest temperature: 15-18 degrees, some places below 14 degrees.

Highest temperature: 28-31 degrees.

Southern Vietnam

Cloudy, some showers at night, sunny during the day. Northeast wind level 2-3.

Lowest temperature: 21-24 degrees.

Highest temperature: 31-34 degrees.

A strong cold air mass is coming before Lunar New Year, Hanoi's coldest temperature is only 9 degrees . A strong cold air mass is coming right before Lunar New Year 2025, so from the afternoon and night of January 26 (ie 27th of Tet), the North will turn very cold, the mountainous areas will be extremely cold, with the possibility of frost and frost. Hanoi's weather will be at its lowest at 9 degrees.