Cooler and unsettled conditions are likely to return to the parts from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai, including Da Nang, from Tuesday night, February 14.

In a statement issued on Monday afternoon, the Mid-Central Region Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said that the rain combined with cold temperatures will be back from Tuesday night into Saturday, February 18.

The regional weather service has attributed the unsettled weather to the influence of a cold snap.

As the front is heading south over the country, it will have ample opportunity to create showers with isolated moderate to heavy rainfall and thunderstorms across the warning areas with the possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong winds.

Cold temperatures are expected to strike the parts from Quang Binh to Thua Thien- Hue as the minimum temperature is predicted to drop to 14 to 17 degrees Celsius in Quang Binh, and 16 to 18 degrees Celsius in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue, even 14 to 16 degrees Celsius in their mountainous areas. Cold front will also see temperatures plummet in the parts from  Da Nang to Quang Ngai, with temperatures expected to range from 19 to 21 degrees Celsius.

The parts from Da Nang to Quang Ngai are expected to experience very cold at night time while the coolest temperatures are in the early morning in their mountainous areas, regional forecasters warned.

From early Tuesday morning, the waters of the Hoang Sa Islands could experience strong northeasterly winds of levels 6 to 7, gustiness of levels 8 to 9, rough seas with waves as high as 4-6 m. A warning for northeasterly winds at level 6, sometimes at level 7, and the gusts reaching level 8, rough seas with waves as high as 2-4 m is issued to the open waters off the Quang Binh – Quang Ngai Coast, including Da Nang.

Regional forecasters have issued warnings of strong winds and big waves to all vessels and fishermen at sea. The regional weather service have also issued a caution for fishermen and mariners, urging them not to go out into the sea during severe weather conditions, and to take the initiative to avoid dangerous areas or seek safe shelters during the bad weather.

Reporting by HOANG HIEP – Translating by H.L