According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on May 21, the area from Quang Tri to Da Nang city and the east of provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak will be hot, with intense heat in some places with the highest daily temperature commonly 35 - 37 degrees C, in some places above 37 degrees C such as: Nam Dong (Hue city) 37.3 degrees C, Tam Ky (Da Nang city) 37.6 degrees C, Quang Ngai 37.3 degrees C,... The relative lowest humidity is commonly 50 - 55%.
According to Mr. Vu Tuan Anh, Department of Weather Forecast, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on May 22, the Northern Delta region and Phu Tho south will be hot with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 36 degrees C, in some places above 36 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity is commonly from 50-55%.
The area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang city and the eastern provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak will be 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%.
From May 23rd, along with the development and expansion to the southeast of the hot low pressure area in the west, hot weather will expand to the entire Northern and Central regions. In addition, the Central region will also be affected in combination with the effect of the foehn wind. The hot weather situation tends to increase in the following days" - Mr. Tuan Anh analyzed.
On May 23, the Northern region will be hot, with intense heat in some places with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 37 degrees C, in some places above 37 degrees C; relatively low humidity commonly from 45-50%.
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 40-45%.
The peak of this hot spell is forecast to fall in the period from May 24 - 27. It is likely that the highest temperature is commonly 36 - 39 degrees C. The hot and especially intense hot area is the western mountainous area of the provinces from Thanh Hoa to the west of Hue city, which may be above 39 degrees C" - representative of the Weather Forecast Department assessed.
The meteorological agency warns that the level of natural disaster risk due to hot weather is level 1.
According to Mr. Vu Tuan Anh, due to the impact 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 and the risk of forest fires. 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.
