Heavy rain in Ho Chi Minh City

TPO - On the morning of November 13, many areas in Ho Chi Minh City experienced heavy rain over a wide area, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and strong gusts of wind.

According to Tien Phong reporter, at 9:00 am this morning, November 13, heavy rain appeared in the eastern and central areas of Ho Chi Minh City. After that, the thunderstorm continued to develop and caused very heavy rain in neighboring districts such as District 8, Binh Tan District and Binh Chanh District,...

“I was riding my motorbike on the road when it suddenly started to rain, the rain was so heavy that many people had to find shelter for fear of danger from the thunderstorm,” said Le Van Phong (living in District 8).

Clip: Torrential rain in Ward 16, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of November 13.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, through monitoring satellite cloud images, lightning location images and weather radar images, convective clouds still exist and develop in the Cam My area, Long Khanh Town (Dong Nai); Can Gio (HCMC); Tan Thanh (Ba Ria - Vung Tau).

It is forecasted that in the next 3 hours, these convective clouds will continue to cause showers and thunderstorms in the above mentioned area, then expand to neighboring areas. During the thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.

The meteorological agency forecasts that in mid-November, disturbances in the easterly wind zone are likely to cause showers and thunderstorms in the Ho Chi Minh City area for about 1-2 days. Illustration: Pham Nguyen

According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, currently, Ho Chi Minh City and some southern provinces and cities are experiencing thunderstorms. The weather pattern causing rain is influenced by many factors. In particular, the cold continental high pressure continues to weaken and move to the East. The equatorial low pressure trough has an axis at about 4-7 degrees North latitude. The tropical low pressure weakened from storm No. 7 is active in the waters west of the Hoang Sa archipelago and is connected to the Tojari storm circulation in the waters off the eastern coast of the Philippines. Above, the subtropical high pressure over the Central region is active.

During mid-November, cold air is forecast to intensify and diffuse southward, becoming increasingly stronger. Accompanying these intensifications are disturbances in the easterly wind zone that are likely to cause showers and thunderstorms in the Ho Chi Minh City area for about 1-2 days.