According to the forecast of hot weather from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the Northern region (except Lai Chau, Dien Bien) and the North Central region will have severe heat, some places will be especially harsh with the highest temperature of the day commonly 37-39 degrees Celsius, some places will be over 40 degrees Celsius. The lowest relatively humidity is commonly 40-45%.
On June 1, the severe heat will continue to cover many provinces and cities in the North and North Central regions with the highest actual temperature generally from 37 - 40 degrees Celsius.
Some places recorded temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius such as Lang (Hanoi) 40.4 degrees Celsius, Bac Giang 40.1 degrees Celsius, Bac Ninh 39.9 degrees Celsius, Ha Dong and Son Tay (Hanoi) all reached 39.6 degrees Celsius.
In addition, many other hot spots such as Chi Ne (Hoa Binh), Viet Tri (Phu Tho), Vinh Yen (Vinh Phuc), Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh and the areas west of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa also recorded temperatures from 38 - 39.5 degrees Celsius, showing the intensity of the heat will continue to remain widespread.
On June 2, the weather forecast for the Northern Delta and midland areas of the North and North Central regions is that there will be severe heat, some places will be especially harsh with the highest temperature commonly 37-39 degrees Celsius, some places will be over 40 degrees Celsius; the lowest relatively humidity is commonly 40-45%.
Other places in the North, Central and South Central regions will have hot weather, some places will have severe heat with the highest temperature commonly 35-37 degrees Celsius, some places will be over 38 degrees Celsius; the lowest relatively humidity is commonly 45-50%.
On June 3, the weather forecast for the Central and South Central regions is hot, some places are very hot with the highest temperature commonly 35-37 degrees Celsius, some places are over 38 degrees Celsius; the North Central region has local heat with the highest temperature in some places over 35 degrees Celsius. The lowest relatively humidity is commonly 50-55%.
The actual outdoor temperature may be 2-4 degrees Celsius or even higher in areas with high concrete and asphalt roads
The meteorological agency forecasts that the widespread heat in the Central region will last for many days to come.
From the evening of June 3, the North is forecast to receive thunderstorms to cool down. It is expected that on June 4-5, the intensity of the heat will decrease slightly.
Due to prolonged heat and low humidity, the demand for electricity has increased. There may be fires in residential areas and forest fires.
People and tourists need to proactively prepare measures to combat the risk of dehydration, exhaustion and stroke due to heat stroke when exposed for a long time outdoors.
Tourists in the Northern and Central provinces should pay attention to protecting their health from the heat, supplement enough water and limit traveling outdoors at noon.
