Vietnam Typhoons in October

So you are on holidays in Vietnam and there is news that a typhoon is looming in Northern Vietnam. Would your trip in the South of Vietnam be affected by the coming typhoon in Northern Vietnam? The simple answer is YES!

29-October-2019
 - The low pressure air trough has strengthened to be a tropical depression.
  - 01:00 A.M The tropical depression is 250km east of the Song Tu Tay Island (Spratly Islands of Vietnam) packing sustained winds of 40-60kph. The projected path in the next 24 hours is wnw.

  - 07:00 A.M The tropical depression is 140km east of the Song Tu Tay Island (Spratly Islands of Vietnam) packing sustained winds of 50-60kph. The projected path in the next 24 hours is wnw. The tropical depression is to cause heavy rains in the Central Coast of Vietnam.

- 16:00 The tropical depression has strengthened to be a typhoon which is 100km north of the Song Tu Tay Island (Spratly Islands of Vietnam) packing sustained winds of 60-75kph. This is Typhoon No. 5 in Vietnam in 2019. The projected path in the next 24 hours is wnw. The typhoon is to cause heavy rains in the Central Coast of Vietnam and the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

- 19:00 Typhoon No. 5 is 500km east of the coastline of Binh Dinh - Ninh Thuan, north of the Spratly Islands carrying sustained winds of 60-75kph. The projected path in the next 12 hours is wnw. 

30-October-2019
 - 04:00 A.M Typhoon Matmo - Typhoon No. 5 is 350km east of the coastline of Binh Dinh - Ninh Thuan carrying sustained winds of 60-75kph. The projected path in the next 12 hours is wnw. There are strong winds inland from Quang Nam to Ninh Thuan, torrential rains in the Central Coast of Vietnam (from Hue to Ninh Thuan) and in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

 - 07:00 A.M Typhoon Matmo - Typhoon No. 5 which has strengthened is 260km east of the coastline of Binh Dinh - Khanh Hoa carrying sustained winds of 75-90kph. The projected path in the next 12 hours is wnw.

- 16:00 Typhoon Matmo - Typhoon No. 5 which has strengthened even further is 120km east from either Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh) or Tuy Hoa (Phu Yen) carrying sustained winds of 75-100kph. The projected path in the next 12 hours is west.

- 20:00 Typhoon Matmo - Typhoon No. 5 is right on the coast of Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen carrying sustained winds of 75-100kph. The projected path in the next 12 hours is west. Torrential rains in Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen.

31-October-2019
 - 04:00 A.M Typhoon Matmo - Typhoon No. 5, which has weakened to be a tropical depression, is in Gia Lai (the Central Highlands of Vietnam) carrying sustained winds of 40-50kph. The projected path in the next 12 hours is west.

- 07:00 A.M The tropical depression is in Cambodia carrying sustained winds of less than 40kph. The projected path in the next 6 hours is west and it should melt away by then. This is the last update of the tropical/typhoon.

13October2020 A new tropical depression which is the No. 8 in Vietnam in 2020 forms on the East Vietnam Sea.

1900 The Tropical Depression is on the southeast of the Philippines packing sustained winds of 40-50kph. The projected path in the next 24 hours is nw covering 10-15kph.

18-October-2023

   In the late morning of 18-October-2023 the tropical depression in the East-Vietnam Sea has strengthened to be Typhoon No. 5 in Vietnam in 2023, internationally coded Sanba.

In the afternoon of 05-October-2023, Typhoon Koinu entered the East Vietnam Sea becoming Typhoon No.4 in Vietnam in 2023.

Typhoon Krathon, Typhoon No. 4 in Vietnam in 2024
01-October-2024:

In the early morning of 01-October-2024, Typhoon Krathon enters the north of the East Vietnam Sea becoming the No. 5 typhoon in Vietnam in 2024.

04:00 A.M: The position of Typhoon No 5 is (20.6; 119.8), sustained wind speeds of 184-201 kph, projected path is wnw covering 5 kph. The typhoon is not likely to have impact in Vietnam.

02-October-2024:

07:00 A.M: The position of Typhoon No 5 is (21.7; 119.3), sustained wind speeds of 150-183 kph, projected path is wnw covering 5 kph. 

13:00 hours: The position of Typhoon No 5 is (21.9; 119.4), sustained wind speeds of 150-183 kph, projected path is nne covering 5-10 kph. 

03-October-2024:

07:00 A.M: The position of Typhoon No 5 is (22.5; 120.1), sustained wind speeds of 118-133 kph, projected path is ne covering 5-10 kph. The typhoon is out of the area of the East Vietnam Sea and is not to return. This is the last update on this typhoon.

10October2020 The air trough has strengthened to be a tropical depression which is the No. 5 in Vietnam in 2020.

0100 A.M The Tropical Depression is 230km north of the Song Tu Tay Island packing sustained winds of 40-50kph. The projected path in the next 24 hours is nnw covering 10kph.

21October2020 A new typhoon has passed through the Philippines and entered on the East Vietnam Sea. This is the 8th typhoon in Vietnam this year.

26October2020 Typhoon Molave has entered the East Vietnam Sea becoming Typhoon No. 9 in Vietnam in 2020.

0700 The Typhoon is right on the western side of the Central Philippines (and 650km east northeast of the Song Tu Tay Island, Vietnam) packing sustained winds of 115-135kph. The projected path in the next 24 hours is west covering 20-25kph.