According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on June 1, the Northern region (except Lai Chau, Dien Bien) and the North Central region will have severe heat, some places will have especially severe heat with the highest temperature of the day commonly 37 - 39 degrees Celsius, some places will exceed 40 degrees Celsius such as: Bac Giang 40.1 degrees Celsius, Lang road (Hanoi) 40.2 degrees Celsius,...
The Central Central and South Central regions will have hot weather, some places will have severe heat with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 37 degrees Celsius, some places will be over 37 degrees Celsius. The lowest relatively humidity is commonly 40 - 45%.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Huong - Head of Weather Forecast Department, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today, June 2, the Northern and Central regions will continue to experience widespread heat and heat.
The Northern Delta and Midlands on June 2 are forecast to have severe heat. The lowest relative humidity is commonly 40 - 45%.
"The North and North Central regions will have particularly hot weather with the highest temperature commonly 37 - 39 degrees Celsius, some places above 40 degrees Celsius" - Mr. Huong said.
Other places in the North, Central Central and South Central regions will have hot weather, some places will have severe heat with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 37 degrees Celsius, some places will be over 38 degrees Celsius. The lowest humidity is commonly 45 - 50%.
The Central Central and South Central regions on June 3 are forecast to have hot weather, some places are experiencing severe heat with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 37 degrees Celsius, some places above 38 degrees Celsius.
The North Central region will have localized heat waves with the highest temperature in some places above 35 degrees. The lowest relative humidity is commonly 50 - 55%.
"On June 3, the North will end the hot weather. Meanwhile, the widespread hot weather in the Central region will continue for many days to come, especially on June 4 - 5, the intensity of the hot weather will decrease" - Mr. Huong commented.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warns that the risk of natural disasters due to heat is level 1.
Due to the influence of hot weather combined with low humidity in the air, there is a high risk of fire and explosion in residential areas due to increased demand for electricity and the risk of forest fires.
Hot weather can also cause dehydration, exhaustion, and heat stroke in the human body when exposed to high temperatures for a long time.
The meteorological agency noted that the forecast temperature in hot weather reports and the actual outdoor temperature may vary by 2 - 4 degrees Celsius, or even higher depending on buffer conditions such as concrete and asphalt roads.
