The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has issued a noteworthy weather trend forecast for May. Accordingly, it is likely to record some noteworthy weather developments due to the transitional season.
Regarding the temperature trend, in May, the temperature across the country is generally 0.5 - 1 degree Celsius higher than the multi-year average, in some places higher.
According to Mr. Nguyen Duc Hoa - Deputy Head of the Climate Forecasting Department, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in May, hot weather tends to increase in most areas across the country; especially the Central Highlands and Southern regions are likely to gradually decrease from around the last week of May.
The number of hot days in May is likely to appear more than the average of many years, concentrated in the Northern region and provinces from Thanh Hoa to Hue" - Mr. Hoa said.
The phenomenon of hot and intense heat affects people's lives and production significantly.
Previously, in April, at some meteorological stations, the absolute highest daily temperature exceeded the historical value of the same period.
The rain trend in May, the total rainfall nationwide is generally lower than the multi-year average by 15 - 30%; especially in the Northeast and Southern regions, it is generally approximately equal to the multi-year average of the same period.
Nationwide, there is a possibility of widespread showers and thunderstorms, with rain concentrated more in the Northern region.
The southwest monsoon in the South is likely to operate from about the second half of May, causing increased showers and thunderstorms in the Central and Southern highlands. Therefore, the rainy season in the Central and Southern highlands appears later than the average of many years" - Mr. Hoa analyzed.
According to multi-year average data, the rainy season in the Central Highlands region is around the last week of April, the first week of May; in the Southern region it is around the first half of May.
Dangerous weather phenomena such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind are likely to appear nationwide, concentrated more in the Northern region, Central Highlands and Southern regions.
Dangerous weather trend at sea, in May, storms/tropical depressions are unlikely to appear in the East Sea area (the average for many years in the East Sea area is 0.5 storms and there are no storms/tropical depressions making landfall in Vietnam).
The monthly climate forecast bulletin is for trend forecasting. The meteorological agency recommends that in the context of climate change, weather, and climate increasingly complex with many dangerous and extreme forms. Therefore, it is requested that all levels of government and people regularly update and integrate forecast information and hydro-meteorological warnings in 1-3-day short-term bulletins, to promptly adjust production plans and response plans appropriately to ensure safety for production and people's livelihoods.
