According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from today (August 17) to tomorrow, the North will mostly have showers and thunderstorms in some places; the delta will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, concentrated in the late afternoon and at night, with intermittent sunshine during the day with the highest temperature above 34 degrees.

From August 19, a new low pressure trough formed, the weather in the North will have rain again and last until about August 22, some places are forecast to have heavy to very heavy rain.

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Hanoi weather forecasts heavy rain from August 19-22. Illustration photo: Dinh Hieu

The Central region continues to be hot, with some areas experiencing severe heat. On August 17-18, the highest temperature in the area from Quang Binh to Ninh Thuan is 35-37 degrees Celsius, with some places experiencing over 37 degrees Celsius; the lowest relative humidity is generally 50-55%. In particular, the heat in Thanh Hoa - Ha Tinh provinces is milder due to scattered showers and thunderstorms.

The Central Highlands and the South are in the rainy season, so although it is quite sunny during the day, there is still a possibility of cool thunderstorms in the evening.

Below is the meteorological situation across the country from August 17-23 :

Northern Region

August 17: scattered showers and thunderstorms, sunny day, locally hot in some places, especially in the Northern Delta region there are scattered showers and thunderstorms.

From August 18-23: scattered showers and thunderstorms, from August 19-22 there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain, concentrated in the late afternoon and at night.

The meteorological agency noted that during this period, on small upstream rivers and streams in the Northern region, there is a possibility of a flood from August 19-22, with flood amplitude on rivers from 1-3m.

Central Region

August 17: North Central region sunny, some places hot, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Central and South Central region hot, some places extremely hot, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.

From August 18-23: hot days, some places extremely hot, showers and thunderstorms in the evening and at night in some places.

Central Highlands and Southern Region

From August 17-23: sunny days, locally hot, showers and thunderstorms in some places in the afternoon and evening. In the afternoon and evening of August 20-21, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Hanoi area

From August 17-23: scattered showers and thunderstorms, from August 19-22 there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain, concentrated in the late afternoon and at night.

The meteorological agency warns that in areas across the country, thunderstorms are likely to cause tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind.

In addition, the meteorological agency said that during this period, the wave height in the sea areas is generally less than 2m, especially in the offshore area of ​​Bac Bo Gulf, the offshore area of ​​Binh Dinh - Ninh Thuan, the North and Central East Sea, the wave height ranges from 1.5-2.5m, the sea is slightly rough. In particular, there is little possibility of tropical cyclones appearing.

Cold air is likely to start from September Cold air is likely to start from September to October and tends to increase in frequency and intensity from November. Tropical storms/depressions in the East Sea may appear frequently, with the number of storms making landfall forecast to be higher than the average of many years.