In the afternoon of March 6, in many areas of Ho Chi Minh City, there were widespread thunderstorms. The sky turned cloudy from the beginning of the afternoon, then showers with thunderstorms appeared.
In the next 3 hours, convective clouds will continue to develop, causing showers, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in all wards of Binh Loi, Tan Nhut, Vinh Loc communes, then expanding to other neighboring areas in Binh Tan ward....
Common rainfall is from 5-15 mm, in some places over 20 mm. During thunderstorms, beware of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind at level 5-7 (8-17 m/s).
The weather pattern causing thunderstorms is due to weakening and moving eastward cold air, combined with high-altitude wind convergence in the Southern region. Therefore, the Southern region has scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10-30 mm, locally heavy rain over 50 mm.
Weather pattern forecast for the next 24-48 hours, continental cold high pressure is weakly strengthened and deviated to the East. Above, the subtropical high pressure with its axis through the South lowers its axis to the South and weakens, wind convergence at high altitude exists in the South. Northeast wind gradually strengthens over the sea area in the Southeast of the South.
Weather pattern forecast for the next 3-10 days, the continental cold high pressure continues to strengthen southward, after stable activity, around March 9-10, it will be strengthened to deviate to the East again.
Above, the subtropical high pressure with its axis through the South East Sea is weak. Upper-level wind convergence is operating again and affecting the weather in the Southern region on December 11-12. 3. Northeast winds are moderate to strong in the sea area in the Southeast region.
The weather in the South tends to be sunny, dry due to low humidity, preventing a high risk of fire and explosion. At the same time, it is likely that intermittent rain will appear, accompanied by thunderstorms, tornadoes and strong gusts of wind that may affect agricultural production.
