According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (July 24), the Northern region had showers and thunderstorms, the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region had moderate rain, heavy rain, and locally very heavy rain. Rainfall from 7 pm on July 23 to 8 am on July 24 in some places was over 80mm.
Forecast from the morning of July 24 to July 25, the Northern region will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 40-100mm, locally very heavy rain over 200mm.
From the afternoon of July 24 to July 25, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An areas will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 30-70mm, locally very heavy rain over 150mm. Warning of the risk of heavy rain intensity (>100mm/3h).
Forecast for the evening and night of July 24, the area from Ha Tinh to Hue and the South Central Coast will have showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 10-30mm, locally heavy rain over 50mm. The Central Highlands and Southern region will have rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 20-40mm, locally heavy to very heavy rain over 80mm.
In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. From the night of July 25, heavy rain in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa, Nghe An gradually decreases. Warning level of natural disaster risk due to heavy rain, tornadoes, lightning, hail: Level 1.
Regarding Hanoi weather, through monitoring on satellite cloud images at noon on July 24, lightning positioning data and weather radar images show that convective clouds are still existing causing rain for Thanh Liet, Dai Thanh, Thuong Tin, Thuong Phuc, Phuong Duc, Chuyen My, Ung Hoa, Hoa Xa, My Duc, Huong Son areas...and continue to expand to other wards/communes in Hanoi.
This afternoon, July 24, the above area and surrounding areas will have showers and thunderstorms.In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.
Forecast from now until August 2nd, the Northern region will continue to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain (rain concentrated in the late afternoon, night and early morning).
The area from Thanh Hoa to Hue has showers and thunderstorms in some places, especially in the late afternoon and night of July 24, there are scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially Thanh Hoa from the late afternoon of July 24 to July 25 has moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain.
Heavy rain is likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban areas, industrial parks, flash floods on rivers and small streams, and landslides on slopes.
People and tourists planning to visit the Northern and North Central regions during this time should regularly check weather forecasts and consider their itinerary. Avoid areas prone to flash floods and landslides and follow local instructions to ensure safety.