Three or four extreme and damaging cold spells will hit Vietnam this year, causing temperatures to fall to under 14 degrees Celsius, according to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.
A cold front is expected to travel to the northern and northern central regions this weekend, causing temperatures to drop by four or five degrees and heavy rain throughout the regions.
There will be strong winds at 40 kilometers an hour with gusts topping 61 kilometers per hour in the Token Gulf and central coast areas.
The cold front will affect the central region on October 16, bringing heavy rain in some areas.
There will be downpours and thunderstorms in coastal areas from the central province of Da Nang to the southern province of Ca Mau and from Ca Mau to the southern province of Kien Giang.
Meanwhile, a new typhoon is taking shape in the Pacific Ocean and speeds towards the Luzon Island in the Philippines.
Megi, which means catfish in Korean, is expected to hit the East Sea next week.
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