Environment
Southern region heats up, Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai at risk of hot weather
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Increased sunshine in the middle of the day and early afternoon makes the weather in the South sultry, and some areas are likely to experience hot sun.
Fish raised on the Bo River continue to die, people are in trouble
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HUE - After the fish deaths in early July, thousands of grass carp raised in cages on the Bo River continued to die, causing heavy losses for farmers and having to sell off to recoup losses.
Warning of heavy rain in 3 provinces, risk of bad weather in the next 6 hours
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The meteorological agency warns that Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, and Son La will have moderate to heavy rain, with very heavy rain in some places; risk of flash floods and landslides in some communes and wards.
Forecast of thunderstorms in the area today, with very heavy rain in some places over 100mm
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Forecast for today, August 3, the North, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An will have showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 15 - 35mm, locally heavy to very heavy rain over 100mm.
Southern Vietnam may experience reduced rain in August, hot sun, with days up to 36 degrees Celsius
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The South is forecast to enter hot August with a temperature higher than the multi-year average, with days reaching 35-36 degrees Celsius.
Weather forecast for tomorrow May 4th nationwide
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Weather forecast for tomorrow May 4, Hanoi has showers and thunderstorms in some places, cool weather with the lowest temperature around 20-22 degrees C. Ho Chi Minh City sunny day.
Weather forecast tonight and tomorrow May 4
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Weather forecast tonight and tomorrow May 4th: Due to the influence of cold air, the Northern region will turn cool; with rain, locally heavy to very heavy rain.
Cold air causes rain and thunderstorms to reduce temperature, the North has places below 19 degrees Celsius
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Due to the impact of cold air, the North turns cool with the lowest temperature commonly from 19 - 22 degrees C, mountainous areas have places below 19 degrees C.
New proposal on waste classification
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has proposed 2 options for classifying domestic waste.
Warning of increased risk of extreme rain, identifying causes
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The cause of extreme rain is due to the dispute between the cold air mass and the hot, humid air mass before, creating a strong convection current.
Widespread thunderstorm forecast in the South
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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, in the coming days, the area will have widespread thunderstorms in the late afternoon.
Forecast of the risk of receiving many unusual heavy rains in 2026
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It is forecast that the total number of widespread heavy rains in 2026 may be approximately or lower than the average, but extreme heavy rain phenomena tend to increase.
Hue requests clarification of responsibilities of many units for slow replacement forest planting
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Hue has only planted 223/508.6ha of replacement forest, many units are behind schedule, and are required to review and clarify responsibilities.
Water level of some hydropower reservoirs in the Central - Central Highlands region on May 3rd
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Hydropower reservoirs in the Central - Central Highlands region are at normal water levels, many reservoirs have not had to overflow and are mainly operating for power generation.
Thao River reaches record low
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Phu Tho - The water level of the Thao River (main stream of the Red River) section passing through Phu Tho province is shallow to the bottom, buffaloes and cows are grazed on the alluvial ground in the middle of the river.
Weather forecast for next week from May 4-5, 2026
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Weather forecast from May 4-10: Hanoi will continue to have rain, showers and thunderstorms next week.
Warning area with thunderstorms, in some places heavy to very heavy rain over 90mm
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Forecast for today May 3rd, the Northern region and Thanh Hoa will have rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain over 90mm.
Southern region has places above 36 degrees Celsius, forecast time to end widespread hot weather
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Forecast for today May 3rd, the South continues to be hot, with some places above 36 degrees Celsius; from May 4th, the possibility of widespread hot weather will end.
Tornadoes and hailstorms injure 5 people, hundreds of houses have their roofs blown off
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In the late afternoon of May 2, thunderstorms and hailstorms occurred in the provinces, causing many damages.
A commune in Dien Bien suffered damage of more than 1 billion VND due to hail and thunderstorms
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Dien Bien - The hailstorm accompanied by thunderstorms in Sam Mun commune is estimated to have damaged more than 1 billion VND.
