According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on August 8, the midlands and deltas of the North, from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang, the East of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa will have hot weather, some places will have severe heat with temperatures at 1:00 p.m. generally 35 - 36 degrees Celsius, some places above 36 degrees Celsius such as: Huong Son station (Ha Tinh) 37.2 degrees Celsius; Dong Hoi station (Quang Tri) 37.5 degrees Celsius... The humidity at 1:00 p.m. is generally 50 - 60%.
On August 9, the North (except Lai Chau and Dien Bien), the area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang, the east of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa 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 relatively humidity is commonly 50 - 60%. The hot weather is about 11 - 16 hours.
On August 10, the midlands and deltas of the North will have hot weather with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 36 degrees Celsius, some places above 36 degrees Celsius. The lowest relatively humidity commonly 55 - 60%. The hot weather is about 11 - 16 hours.
The area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang, the east of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa 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 relatively humidity is commonly 50 - 60%. The hot weather is about 11 - 16 hours.
The meteorological agency forecasts that the heat in the area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang, the east of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa is likely to last until the end of August 11.
The warning level of natural disaster risk due to heat is level 1. Due to the influence of hot weather, some places are experiencing severe heat combined with low humidity in the air, so 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 too long.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting 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.
