According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, yesterday (April 15), the Northwest region and the area from Nghe An to East Quang Ngai had hot and intense heat, especially intense in some places with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 38 degrees C, in some places above 39 degrees C such as stations: Yen Chau (Son La) 39.1 degrees C, Tuong Duong (Nghe An) 39.7 degrees C, Tuyen Hoa (Quang Binh) 39.5 degrees C,...
On April 16, the Northwest region and the area from Ha Tinh to Hue city will have hot and intense heat with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 37 degrees C, in some places above 38 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity is commonly from 50 - 55%.
Da Nang city and eastern Quang Ngai province are hot, with intense heat in some places with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 36 degrees C, in some places above 37 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity is commonly from 55 - 60%.
Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, eastern Gia Lai, Dak Lak provinces, Central Highlands and Southern regions have localized hot weather with the highest temperature in some places above 35 degrees Celsius.
From the night of April 16, the Northern region (except Lai Chau, Dien Bien) and North Central region will have rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain.
On April 17, widespread hot weather ended in the Northwest region and the area from Nghe An to Quang Tri.
The area from Hue city to Da Nang city and eastern Quang Ngai province will be hot, with intense heat in some places with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 36 degrees C, in some places above 37 degrees C. The relative lowest humidity is commonly from 55 - 60%.
From April 18, widespread hot weather in the Central Central region will end.
The meteorological agency warns that the level of natural disaster risk due to hot weather is level 1.
Due to the influence of hot weather combined with reduced humidity in the air, there is a high risk of fires and explosions in residential areas and forest fires. In addition, hot weather can cause dehydration, exhaustion, and heat stroke for the human body when exposed to high temperatures for a long time.
Note that the actual perceived outdoor temperature may differ from 2 - 4 degrees Celsius compared to the forecast temperature, even higher depending on the condition of the buffer surface such as concrete, asphalt road.
