On the afternoon of August 6, monitoring satellite cloud images, weather radar images and lightning positioning showed that convective cloud areas are developing strongly, causing rain with thunderstorms and lightning in many areas of Ho Chi Minh City such as Vinh Tan ward, Binh Co ward, Thai My commune, Bac Tan Uyen commune, Phuoc Hoa commune...
In the next 3 hours, convective clouds will continue to develop, causing showers and thunderstorms in the above localities, and also expanding to Nhuan Duc commune, Tan Vinh Loc commune, An Thoi Dong commune and many neighboring areas. Common rainfall is from 5-20 mm, in some places over 30 mm.
The meteorological agency warns that during thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind at level 5-7 (8-17 m/s). Heavy rain in a short time may cause localized flooding in low-lying areas.
According to forecasts, in the next 24-48 hours, the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will continue to be maintained through the Northern and North Central regions. Southwest monsoons tend to gradually become stronger, while the upper subtropical high pressure through the South China Sea continues to weaken, creating conditions for upper air convergence to operate more effectively.
From 3-10 days, the intertropical convergence zone will move slowly to the North and gradually weaken. Southwest monsoon maintains medium to strong intensity; subtropical high pressure continues to descend southward before tending to encroach westward again around August 11-12. Along with high-altitude wind convergence operating well.
Therefore, the South is forecast to continue to experience scattered showers and thunderstorms, with common rainfall of 15-30 mm, locally over 80 mm.
People need to be wary of accompanying extreme weather phenomena such as tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Heavy rain can cause localized flooding on many roads, affecting traffic, living, agricultural production and increasing the risk of fallen trees and damage to infrastructure.
