Information from the Central Hydrometeorological Station, intense heat has occurred continuously in Da Nang City area, the highest temperature is commonly from 36 to 38.5 degrees Celsius, the lowest humidity is from 50 to 56%. The meteorological agency warns that the level of natural disaster risk due to heat is level 1.
According to forecasts, in the next 24 to 48 hours, many areas in the city will continue to experience widespread hot sun with the highest temperature commonly from 37 to 39 degrees C, in some places above 39 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity ranges from 40 to 55%.
Affected areas include Hai Chau, Son Tra, Ngu Hanh Son, Cam Le, Hoa Khanh, Hoi An, Dien Ban, Dai Loc, Tam Ky, Nui Thanh, Thang Binh, Hoa Tien, Hai Van, Thanh My, Dong Giang, Tay Giang and many other localities.
The meteorological agency predicts that in the next 72 to 120 hours, the heat will tend to gradually decrease and the possibility of ending this heat wave is high. The highest temperature is commonly from 33 to 36 degrees Celsius.
Due to the impact of prolonged hot weather combined with reduced air humidity, the risk of fires and explosions in residential areas, industrial parks and forest fires is high. Functional sectors recommend that people limit working outdoors during hot sunny hours to avoid dehydration, exhaustion and heatstroke.
At the same time, the meteorological agency also issued warnings of thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, hail and localized heavy rain in Da Nang city and surrounding areas.
According to weather radar images and lightning positioning, convective clouds are developing in Hung Son, La Eee, Tay Giang, A Vuong, Dong Giang, Nam Tra My and many other localities, causing showers and thunderstorms in some places.
In the next 3 hours, the convective cloud area will continue to expand, potentially causing thunderstorms for many other communes and wards in the city. People need to be wary of tornadoes, lightning, hail, localized heavy rain over 30mm per hour and strong gusts of wind during thunderstorms.
The meteorological agency warns that the level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning and hail is level 1.
