The National Civil Defence Steering Committee has ordered the People’s Committees of cities and provinces to step up preparedness as thunderstorms, whirlwinds, lightning, hail, and strong winds threaten the country during the seasonal transition.

Violent weather during the transition from spring to summer has left fatalities and widespread damage across several provinces.

Northern and central Vietnam are set to experience the first major heatwave of 2026, with temperatures expected to rise sharply in the final days of March.

Vietnam’s weather chief underscores the limits of technology in critical moments.

Northern Vietnam is expected to experience a brief spell of weak cold air before entering its first heatwave of the season toward the end of March.

Experts say the traditional late-season chill is unlikely after one of the warmest winters on record.

Experts say weather forecasting requires judgment, experience and constant verification beyond what algorithms alone can deliver.

Northern Vietnam is expected to experience several days of drizzle and fog, while mountainous areas may see scattered thunderstorms from March 14 to 16.

The Typhoon Committee has approved replacing the name Yagi with Tomo in the official list used for tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific.

A strengthening cold air mass is forecast to affect Vietnam between March 12 and 13, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Weather conditions across Vietnam are expected to fluctuate between March 10 and 16 due to the influence of a strengthening cold air mass forecast to arrive around the evening of March 12.

Southeast Asia is set to see a warmer-than-usual early summer, potentially raising power demand and straining grids at a time when the Middle East conflict has tightened energy supplies in the region.

A cold air mass is sweeping across northern Vietnam, bringing cooler temperatures and rain before sunshine is expected to return soon.

Meteorologists predict a short period of dry, comfortable weather across northern Vietnam before another cold front brings rain and cooler temperatures.

As March unfolds, northern Vietnam is expected to see lingering drizzle and fog, while the south faces intensifying heat. Forecasters warn of cold spells in the mountains and early-season heat waves in the southeast.

Northern Vietnam is set to end its recent spell of drizzle and damp conditions, entering a stretch of sunshine lasting about three to four days before cold air returns. In Hanoi, temperatures could rise to around 30C.

From unprecedented rainfall to historic river peaks, 2025 forced Vietnam to confront the escalating intensity of climate change and the urgent need for deeper resilience.

In 2025, extreme weather events broke record after record across Vietnam. The scale of devastation is forcing the country to rethink its limits of resilience and urgently raise its threshold of adaptation.

Northern Vietnam enjoys mild weather to end Lunar New Year (Tet) before weak cold air brings light rain next week.