According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on August 17, the South will be cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy rain (rain concentrated in the afternoon and evening). Southwest wind level 2-3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
The lowest temperature is 24-26 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature is 29-31 degrees Celsius, with some places above 31 degrees Celsius.
According to the air monitoring application Air Visual (belonging to IQAir, which owns a large amount of aggregated data on air quality, headquartered in Switzerland), today's air quality in Ho Chi Minh City is at the sensitive threshold - 52.
At sea from Khanh Hoa to Ho Chi Minh City, the central and southern East Sea (including Truong Sa special zone): southwest wind level 6, gust level 7-8; rough seas; waves 2.0-3.5m high.