According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, yesterday (May 22), in the Northern Delta region, Phu Tho, the area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang City, the east of provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa, the Southeast region had hot weather, with intense heat in some places with the highest common temperature of 35-37 degrees C, in some places above 37 degrees C as the following monitoring station: Con Cuong (Nghe An) 37.2 degrees C, Dong Ha (Quang Tri) 37.2 degrees C, Son Hoa (Dak Lak) 37.2 degrees C...
According to Mr. Vu Tuan Anh (Weather Forecasting Department, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting), from May 23, along with the development and expansion to the southeast of the hot low pressure area in the west, hot sun will expand to the entire Northern and Central regions.
The Central region is also affected in combination with the effects of the foehn wind effect. Hot weather tends to increase in the following days.
The Northern region from May 23 - 24, is forecast to have hot sun, in some places intense hot sun with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 37 degrees C, in some places above 37 degrees C; relatively low humidity commonly from 45-50%. Hot sun from 11 - 17 hours.
The area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang city, the eastern provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa have hot and intense heat with the highest temperature commonly 36-38 degrees C, in some places above 38 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity is commonly from 40-45%. Hot weather from 10 - 18 hours.
The Southeast region is hot with the highest temperature commonly 35-36 degrees C, in some places above 36 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity is commonly from 45-50%. The hot time is from 12 - 16 hours.
Warning level of natural disaster risk due to hot weather is level 1.
Due to the influence of hot sun and intense heat combined with low humidity in the air, there is a high risk of fires and explosions in residential areas due to increased electricity demand and the risk of forest fires. In addition, hot sun can also cause dehydration for the human body when exposed to high temperatures for a long time.
Note that the forecast temperature in hot weather bulletins and the actual perceived temperature outside can differ from 2-4 degrees Celsius, and may even be higher depending on the condition of the buffer surface such as concrete and asphalt roads.
With the nature of this heat wave, Mr. Vu Tuan Anh assessed that the heat wave in the North and Central provinces is more intense than the heat wave in the period from May 13 - 16. Previously. In the previous heat wave, in the Northern region, the common temperature was from 36 - 38 degrees C, Nho Quan (Ninh Binh) had the highest temperature of 38.7 degrees C; the Central region had the highest temperature from 37 - 39 degrees C, Son Hoa (Gia Lai) had the highest temperature of 39.7 degrees.
It is forecasted that the peak of this heat wave will fall in the period from May 24 - 27. This widespread heat wave is likely to last until around May 27, then in the last days of May, the weather pattern dominating the North and Central regions will change" - a representative of the Weather Forecast Department assessed.
