Environment

Weather today July 31: Southern region afternoon and night with heavy to very heavy rain in some places

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Weather today July 31, Southern region has showers and thunderstorms in some places; showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and night, locally heavy to very heavy rain in some places.

10-day weather forecast from the night of July 30 to August 9 across the country

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The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting forecasts the weather for the next 10 days (from the night of July 30 to August 9) in regions across the country.

Weather forecast for tomorrow July 31st nationwide

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Weather forecast for tomorrow, July 31st, Hanoi will have showers and thunderstorms at times. Ho Chi Minh City will have showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and night, with locally heavy to very heavy rain.

Rain in the South tends to decrease from the coming days

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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, thunderstorms in the area will gradually decrease in scope and amount. Rain mainly appears scattered in the afternoon and evening.

Prolonged ash and dust pollution, factory owner commits to complete remediation by August 1st

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Vinh Long - The owner of the rice mill in Quoi An commune committed to complete the ash and dust remediation on August 1st after many years of continuous people's complaints and petitions.

Hanoi decides to reduce pollution from inner-city traffic

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From July 1, 2026, Hanoi will officially pilot low emission zones in 9 wards in the Ring Road 1 area. This policy is expected by many people to bring about changes in environmental and air quality.

People in Lam Dong voluntarily hand over rare pythons and monkeys to the police

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Lam Dong - Two wild animal individuals including pythons and rare monkeys have just been voluntarily handed over to the police by people to release back into the natural environment.

Hanoi Ring Road 2.5 is entangled with site clearance, risk of delayed progress

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Hanoi - Ring Road 2.5 project is facing site clearance obstacles, facing the risk of not being completed in time in 2026.

3 more bus routes in Hanoi switch to electric vehicles

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Hanoi - From April 18, 2026, 53 electric buses will continue to be put into operation on 3 routes.

Forecast of thunderstorms in provinces and cities due to cold air today

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According to the meteorological agency, it is forecast that the Northeast and North Central regions may experience showers and thunderstorms today, April 17 due to cold air.

Cold air causes rain, warning of extreme rain risk, dangerous weather

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The meteorological agency warns that the most noteworthy thing is the high risk of extreme weather phenomena accompanying thunderstorms today 17.

Hanoi darkened in broad daylight, a series of vehicles had to turn on traffic lights

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Hanoi - On the morning of April 17, the city is forecast to have thunderstorms, the sky darkened, and many vehicles had to turn on the lights when traveling.

People in Thanh Hoa are upset because groundwater is polluted and changes color

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Thanh Hoa - Realizing that the water source was polluted and turned red, many people in Thach Quang commune "appeared for help" to local authorities and functional sectors.

Water source heavily contaminated with alum, dozens of households in Lam Dong thirsty for clean water

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Lam Dong - For many years, dozens of households in hamlet 6B, Da Teh commune have had to live with heavily alum-contaminated water. They are looking forward to having clean water to use.

Ho Chi Minh City is gloomy, showers appear in some places after a series of hot days

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On the morning of April 17, many areas in Ho Chi Minh City experienced showers, cloudy skies, and no sunshine.

Lam Dong fishermen release rare turtles caught in nets back to sea

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Lam Dong - After discovering a rare sea turtle, fishermen in Lien Huong commune quickly removed their nets and released the turtle back to the sea.

Weather today 17:45: Northern region turns to thunderstorms due to cold air

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Weather today April 17, due to the influence of cold air compressing low pressure troughs, the Northern region (except Lai Chau, Dien Bien) and North Central region will change to rain.

Weather forecast for tomorrow April 17th nationwide

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Weather forecast for tomorrow (April 17), Hanoi has showers and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy rain. Rain concentrates at night and morning.

Weather forecast tonight and tomorrow April 17

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Latest weather forecast 17:45: Cold air causes thunderstorms in the North, dangerous weather risk.

3-day weather forecast from April 17 to April 19 in all three regions

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Weather forecast for the North and North Central regions on April 17: rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain, followed by showers and thunderstorms in some places.