Weather forecast for the next 24-48 hours, the continental cold high pressure will continue to strengthen weakly, shifting to the East to the South, from February 21 it will strengthen and add to the North.
Above, the subtropical high pressure with an axis through the Central - South Central region tends to encroach to the West, disturbances in the high-altitude East wind zone are likely to affect the weather in the Southern region.
Weather forecast for the next 3 days, the continental cold high pressure will strengthen in the North from February 23-25, then gradually weaken.
Above, the subtropical high pressure with an axis through the Central - South Central region will continue to encroach on the West and become active again. From around February 25, the axis will gradually decrease to the South, through the Southern region. Disturbances in the high-altitude East wind zone are likely to affect the weather in the Southern region until the end of February 24.
Therefore, the weather in the South will have scattered showers in the afternoon, the temperature will decrease by 1-2 degrees Celsius compared to the previous day. The cold weather at night and early morning can affect health. This rain lasted until February 23, then moved to the heat.
Regarding salinity intrusion, the time of occurring the highest salinity of the week at most stations is in the second half of the week and is approximately equal to or higher than the same period in 2024 and the average of many years.
The affected area of 4‰ salinity in most river branches in the Southern region, the affected period of 4‰ salinity will remain throughout the week.
The affected distance of the 4‰ salinity boundary from the mouth of the Tien River is about 45-50 km and the Hau River is about 42-47 km.