In early May, Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces and cities recorded high daytime temperatures. From 6pm to 7am, the sun has been strong, people on the street are forced to wear sunscreens, cool glasses, and tight masks.
"These days when traveling on the street, I have to cover myself to avoid the heat. However, in the afternoon, there is often rain, so it is not too hot at night" - Mr. Phu Hung, a technology car driver shared.
According to Mr. Le Dinh Quyet - Head of the Forecasting Department, the Hydrometeorological Station of the Southern region, this year's dry season, the heat is not too harsh, the time is not long. The Southern rainy season will appear earlier than the average for many years. The weather in the Southern region tends to turn to the rainy season in the first week of May with increasing thunderstorms, from scattered to many places.
On the afternoon of May 4, thunderstorms developed and caused rain with thunderstorms and lightning in Hoc Mon district, Cu Chi district (HCMC). In the next 0 - 3 hours, thunderstorms will continue to develop, causing showers, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in Hoc Mon and Cu Chi districts, then expanding to other neighboring areas such as Binh Chanh district...
Rainfall is generally from 2-20 mm, in some places over 20 mm. During thunderstorms, beware of tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind of about level 5-7 (8-17 m/s), heavy rain causing local flooding.
The weather is forecast for the next 24-48 hours, the low pressure groove connected to the Western low pressure area with axis at about 24-27 degrees the North latitude is compressed, pushed the south to the south by the continental high pressure in the North; Low pressure groove with axis at about 6-9 degrees North latitude operate gradually.
Above, the subtropical high pressure will continue to gradually retreat to the East, then stabilize in intensity.
The weather is forecasted in the next 3 days, the low-pressure trench has a shaft at about 23-26 degrees the North latitude and is compressed; Around 7.5, forming a shaft with a axis at about 25-28 degrees north latitude connected to the western low pressure area, pushing the south to the south and gradually up by the continental high pressure in the north.
The southwest monsoon is set in the southern region. Above, the subtropical high pressure will gradually encroach to the West, then stabilize and weaken.
Therefore, thunderstorms tend to appear more often and more frequently, with moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, so beware of thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind.
