Northern Vietnam is forecast to have patchy weather during the national holidays (August 31 to September 2) with rain and sunshine expected over the weekend, said the National Center for Hydro meteorological Forecasting.

Temperatures will range between 23 to 33 degrees Celsius in the north and 20 to 28 degrees in the mountainous regions.

Hotter weather is expected in the central and southern regions with temperature ranging from 24 to 34 degrees Celsius in the south and 26 and 36 degrees in central Vietnam.-VNA