In the afternoon of June 2, monitoring on satellite cloud images, weather radar images and lightning positioning showed that the convective cloud area is developing strongly and causing rain with thunderstorms and lightning in many areas in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces.
Areas with thunderstorms include Ben Thanh ward, Cau Ong Lanh ward, Cho Quan ward, Tan Hung ward, Dien Hong ward, Binh Tri Dong ward, Long Huong ward...
In the next 3 hours, convective clouds will continue to develop, causing showers with thunderstorms and lightning in the above areas, then expanding to areas such as Hoc Mon commune, Tan Dong Hiep ward, Tan Khanh ward, Thoi Hoa ward, Binh Co ward, Thuong Tan commune and surrounding areas.
Common rainfall is from 5-20 mm, in some places over 30 mm. During thunderstorms, it is necessary to watch out for tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind at level 5-7 (8-17 m/s). Heavy rain can cause localized flooding in low-lying areas.
Weather pattern forecast for the next 24-48 hours, the hot low pressure area in the West tends to develop and gradually expand to the Southeast. The low pressure trough with its axis through the South Central Coast connecting to the low pressure area in the central area of the East Sea tends to raise its axis to the North, on June 3, it will gradually weaken.
Southwest winds have intensity from moderate to strong. Above, subtropical high pressure with its axis through the Northern region is maintained, then weakens and recedes to the East.
Weather pattern forecast for the next 3-10 days, the hot low pressure area in the West continues to develop and gradually expand to the Southeast. The low pressure trough with its axis through the South Central Coast continues to weaken gradually. Southwest winds are moderate to strong.
Above, the subtropical high pressure weakens and gradually recedes to the East, on June 5-6, the subtropical high pressure southern branch tends to encroach westward, with axis through the South - South Central region.
Therefore, the Southern region continues to have rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms with common rainfall of 20-40 mm, locally heavy to very heavy rain over 90 mm. Around June 5, rain tends to gradually decrease, sunshine increases again.
