According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, this afternoon (April 12), almost all areas across the country experienced widespread heat waves. Especially the area from Nghe An to Da Nang City has intense and especially intense heat with temperatures at 13:00 commonly 37-39 degrees Celsius, in some places above 39 degrees Celsius such as stations: Quy Hop (Nghe An) 39.2 degrees Celsius, Huong Khe (Ha Tinh) 40.2 degrees Celsius, Tuyen Hoa (Quang Binh) 40.1 degrees Celsius, Nam Dong (Thua Thien Hue) 39.2 degrees Celsius,...
The area from Thanh Hoa to Hue City from April 13-14, is forecast to have intense and especially intense heat with the highest temperature commonly 38-40 degrees C, in some places above 40 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity is commonly from 30-35%.
The Northwest region, Da Nang City and the east of 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 35-40%.
The Northeast region (except Quang Ninh - Hai Phong), the Central Highlands and the South have hot sun with the highest temperature commonly 35-36 degrees C, in some places above 36 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity is commonly from 45-50%.
Hot weather in the North, Central Highlands and South tends to gradually cool down from April 15-16. Hot weather continues to be maintained in the Central region, from April 17 it is likely to gradually cool down.
Warning level of natural disaster risk due to hot weather is level 1; especially the area from Nghe An to Quang Tri is level 2.
The meteorological agency recommends that due to the impact of intense and especially intense heat combined with reduced humidity in the air, there is a high 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, exhaustion, and heat stroke 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, and may even be higher depending on the condition of the buffer surface such as concrete and asphalt roads.
According to the latest 10-day weather forecast bulletin, the meteorological agency forecasts that in the evening and night of April 16-17, the Northern region will have scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places, locally heavy rain; then showers and thunderstorms in a few places.
