The forthcoming Tet Festival will be dry and cool across the country, with a light morning chill in the north, according to weather forecasts.

Peach blossoms for sale on a street in Ha Noi. Photo by Viet Nam News Agency

A report from the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting showed that northern Viet Nam will stay dry until the end of 30 January which is the 3rd day of the festival.

The area will be cloudy at night and foggy early in the morning with temperatures of around 13 to 15 degrees Celsius, but it's forecast to warm up during the day to 23 degrees Celsius.

Cold winds from 31 January will bring temperatures down by a couple of degrees but no rain is forecast, the center said.

The weather is ideal for Tet celebrations, it said.  Tet starts on 28 January and the government has approved a 7-day break from 26 January to 1 February.

Light rain is expected on the morning of January 27 in the central region from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai provinces, which includes Da Nang, Hoi An and Hue, with temperatures ranging from 17 to 19 degrees Celsius, but it will get warmer and dry up during the day.

Southern Viet Nam will have the perfect holiday weather. The area is usually dry and sometimes hot.

Thanks to a cold spell this year, it will not be as steamy as usual and temperatures will stay between 28 and 33 degrees Celsius.

Viet Nam has experienced a year of extreme weather conditions, from severe drought in the south to constant flooding in the central region. The disasters caused damage worth 18.3 trillion VND ($805 million) and left 248 dead or missing, according to the General Statistics Office.

(Source: VnExpress/ International)