According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on September 17, the weather in the Southern region will be cloudy, with moderate rain, heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night, with some places having very heavy rain with common rainfall of 40-80mm, and some places having over 150mm.
Southwesterly wind level 3. Thunderstorms may cause tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.
Lowest temperature 24-27 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 29-32 degrees Celsius, some places above 32 degrees Celsius.
According to the AirVisual air monitoring application (belonging to IQAir, a Swiss-based organization that owns a large amount of aggregated data on air quality), today's air quality in Ho Chi Minh City remains at a moderate level - 63.
In addition, during the day and night of September 17, the sea area from Ca Mau to Kien Giang, the Gulf of Thailand, the northern, central and southern areas of the East Sea (including the sea areas of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos) will have showers and thunderstorms.
During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes and strong gusts of wind of level 7-8. Currently, the tide level in the western coastal area of the South is high, so it is necessary to be on guard against abnormal water levels causing sea dike erosion.