Currently, the weather in many provinces and cities in the North and Thanh Hoa, Nghe An has showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain. The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting forecasts that from the night of May 21, widespread heavy rain in the Northern region is likely to end and a heat wave is about to begin.
From around May 22, the area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang city and the eastern provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak are likely to experience a widespread hot spell with the highest daily temperature commonly 35 - 38 degrees Celsius, locally above 39 degrees Celsius.
From May 23, widespread hot weather is likely to expand to the Northern region with the highest daily temperature commonly 35 - 37 degrees Celsius, locally above 38 degrees Celsius.
The meteorological agency warns that the level of natural disaster risk due to hot weather is level 1.
Due to the influence of hot weather combined with reduced humidity in the air, there is a risk of fires and explosions in residential areas due to increased electricity demand. In addition, hot weather can also cause dehydration for the human body when exposed to high temperatures for a long time.
Regarding the temperature trend in the next month, the average temperature nationwide is generally 0.5 - 1 degree Celsius higher than the multi-year average, in some places higher.
Hot weather tends to increase in the Northern region, provinces from Thanh Hoa to Hue and the South Central Coast. The number of hot days in the forecast period is likely to appear more than the multi-year average, concentrated in the Northern region and provinces from Thanh Hoa to Hue.
