The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting said that last night and this morning (August 6), the Northwest region, the provinces of Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Southern Central Highlands and The Southeast region has scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy to very heavy rain.
Rainfall from 7:00 p.m. on August 5 to 7:00 a.m. on August 6 in some places is over 60mm such as: Ha Lang (Tuyen Quang) 123.4mm, Hua Trai (Son La) 113.2mm, Ta Hua (Lai Chau) 102mm, Viet Vinh (Ha Giang) ) 91.2mm, Thien Hung (Binh Phuoc) 99.6mm, Tien Hoang (Lam Dong) 67.4mm,…
The Northwest region, the provinces of Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Ha Giang, Lang Son of the North, on the day and night of August 6, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally there are places with heavy to very heavy rain with high amounts of rain. Rain from 15 - 40mm, locally over 80mm. Rainy time is concentrated in the evening and night.
The Central Highlands and Southern regions have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally with heavy rain with rainfall from 15 - 30mm, locally over 70mm. Rainy time is concentrated in the late afternoon and evening.
The meteorological agency warns that during thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong winds. Localized heavy rain has the potential to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes and flooding in low-lying areas. Beware of heavy rain in a short period of time causing flooding in urban areas.
Regarding the hydrological situation , on the Da River, the flow to Hoa Binh Lake continues to change slowly in a decreasing trend, above alarm level 1 and below alarm level 2. The flow rate to Hoa Binh lake will depend on Regulation process of Son La lake.
On Lo River, the water level at Tuyen Quang station continues to fall, below alarm 1 and depends on the regulation process of Tuyen Quang lake; The water level at Vu Quang station continued to rise and reached 15.3m, about 3m below alarm 1 this morning; then down and depends on the regulation process of Thac Ba and Tuyen Quang lakes.
The Red River at Hanoi station continues to rise slowly and reaches 8m, about 1.5m below alarm 1 tomorrow night, August 7; Then it drops slowly and depends on the regulation process of Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang and Thac Ba lakes.
The Northern Delta, Southern Son La and Hoa Binh areas from August 6 to 7 will have hot weather with the highest temperature commonly ranging from 35-36 degrees, in some places above 36 degrees; The lowest relative humidity is commonly 55 - 60%.
The area from Thanh Hoa to Phu Yen has hot weather, some places are extremely hot with the highest temperature commonly ranging from 35 - 37 degrees Celsius, some places are over 37 degrees Celsius. The lowest relative humidity is commonly 50 - 55 %.
The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting warns that due to the effects of heat and intense heat combined with low humidity in the air, there is a risk of explosions and fires in residential areas due to Demand for electricity increases and the risk of forest fires increases.
In addition, heat can also cause dehydration, exhaustion, and heat stroke to the human body when exposed to high temperatures for a long time.
Note that the temperature forecast in hot weather reports and the actual outdoor temperature may differ by 2 - 4 degrees Celsius, or even higher depending on cushion surface conditions such as concrete, asphalt.