According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on May 13, the area from Nghe An to Da Nang city and the east of provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak, the Southern region will be hot with temperatures at 1 pm commonly 35 - 36 degrees C, in some places above 36 degrees C such as stations: Dong Ha (Quang Tri) 37 degrees C; Tra My (Quang Nam) 36.4 degrees C, Ba To (Quang Ngai) 37.6 degrees C; Son Hoa (Phu Yen) 36.8 degrees C; Ta Lai (Dong Nai) 36.3 degrees C. Relative humidity at 1 pm is commonly 55 - 60%.
The meteorological agency has forecast hot weather developments in the next 2 days from May 14-15 in regions across the country.
The Northern region is hot, with intense heat in some places with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 37 degrees C, in some places above 37 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity is commonly from 45 - 50%. The hot time is from 11 - 16 hours.
According to the 10-day weather forecast bulletin, from about the night of May 16 to May 21, the North will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy to very heavy rain.
The area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang city and the eastern provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak 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 45 - 50%. Hot weather from 11 - 16 hours.
The Southern region is hot, the East has places with intense heat with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 36 degrees C, in some places above 37 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity is commonly from 50 - 55%. The hot time is from 12 - 16 hours.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that hot weather in the Central region is likely to last until around May 16-17.
Warning level of natural disaster risk due to hot weather is level 1. Due to the impact of hot 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. In addition, hot weather 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, or even higher depending on the condition of the buffer surface such as concrete and asphalt roads.
