Weather warnings and flood alerts remain across Central Viet Nam as more heavy rainfall continues to hit the region from Sunday into tomorrow, December 27 due to the combined influence of cold air and the upper-tropospheric easterly winds.

Viet Nam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has predicted moderate to heavy rain in the parts from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai, including Da Nang, from Sunday but indicated the possibility of thunderstorms with lingering rainfall into tomorrow, December 27, continue across these areas, with extremely heavy rain likely in some places. The total rainfall amount will be 60mm-100mm in common in these areas while more than 130mm of rain could fall in some places.

Between 20mm and 50mm of rain is forecast for Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Binh Dinh, with some places expected to receive over 70mm.

There are also warnings of lightning strikes, high winds, tornadoes and hail in the region.

There is also a chance of flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas, and localized floods in low-lying and riverside areas.

Sunday into next Tuesday, December 28, Northern Viet Nam and North Central Coast will experience bitterly cold weather. The Northern region can expect the daytime lows to plummet to as low as 9-12 degrees Celsius, 4-7 degrees Celsius in the mountainous areas, and about 0 degrees Celsius in the high mountains. The lowest temperature in North Central Coast will hover between 11 and 14 degrees Celsius. Freezing conditions are expected to hit high mountain areas where you could see snowfall.

From Sunday, by the coast they will see gradually increasing northeast winds at levels 4 to 5, and farther inland you could find high winds at levels 3 to 4.

The North of the East Sea (including the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands), will see northeast winds at levels 6 to 7, and gustiness of level 9, and experience rough seas with waves as high as 3m -5m.

The offshore areas stretching from Quang Tri to Ca Mau, including Da Nang, could see northeast winds at levels 6 to 7 and the gusts reaching level 9, as well as experience rough seas with waves as high as 2m-4m.

Cloudy skies are expected in the parts from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue while the rainfall is predicted in the northern part of the region, especially moderate to heavy rain in the southern part with very heavy rain and thunderstorms likely in some places. Thunderstorms can produce strong winds, lightning, hail and tornadoes, the national forecasters warned. Some places woke up to misty morning. North and northwest winds at levels 3 to 4 may reach these areas. Maximum temperatures in the Northern and Southern part of the region are expected to hover around 15-18 degrees Celsius, and 18-21 degrees Celsius respectively while minimum temperature will be in the range of 11-14 degrees Celsius and 14-17 degrees Celsius in the North and South regions respectively.

The parts from Da Nang to Binh Thuan are expected to see mostly cloudy skies, with moderate to heavy rain with very heavy rain and thunderstorms likely in some places. Maximum and minimum temperatures will hover around 23-26 degrees Celsius and 20-23 degrees Celsius in these areas.

The Central Highlands could witness rain showers with possibility of thunderstorms in some places. Easterly and Northeast winds at levels 2 to 3 may reach the region. Maximum and minimum temperatures will hover around 25-28 degrees Celsius and 17-20 degrees Celsius in the region, with possibility of dropping below 17 degrees Celsius in some places.

Reporting by Baotintuc – Translating by H.L