This afternoon, Ho Chi Minh City continues to experience unseasonal rain.

(NLĐO) - Observations show that from morning to noon, Ho Chi Minh City was gloomy, with occasional light sunshine. Around 3 PM, an unseasonal rain began to fall in districts 1, 5, 8, 10, ...

Accordingly, the rain started lightly, then intensified, and by 3:30 PM on February 15th, there was still no sign of it stopping.

It started raining in District 5 around 2:40 PM.

Around 3 PM, it started raining in District 8.

People stopped their cars to put on raincoats.

At over 2 PM today (February 15th), the Southern Vietnam Regional Meteorological and Hydrological Station reported that thunderstorm clouds are developing and causing rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in the districts of Can Gio, Binh Chanh, Cu Chi and Binh Tan.

Over the next few hours, thunderstorms will continue to develop, bringing showers, thunderstorms, and lightning to the aforementioned districts and counties, then expanding to other neighboring areas.

Around 3 PM, it suddenly started raining heavily, and people stopped their vehicles to put on raincoats.

Rain in District 8

Rainfall is forecast to be generally between 3-10 mm, with some areas receiving over 20 mm. During thunderstorms, be wary of tornadoes, hailstorms, and strong gusts of wind (approximately level 5-7, 8-17 m/s), with heavy rain causing localized flooding.

According to forecasts, Ho Chi Minh City and other southern provinces and cities will continue to experience rain in February, despite being in the dry season. However, these rains are mainly influenced by a low-pressure trough offshore, so there is nothing unusual about them.

Rainfall trends in Ho Chi Minh City today

The continental cold high pressure system is weakening slowly; the equatorial trough in the south, connected to the low pressure system over the offshore waters of South Central Vietnam, is weakening and dissipating. At higher altitudes, the subtropical high pressure system extending across Central Vietnam remains stable.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/chieu-nay-tp-hcm-tiep-tuc-hung-mua-trai-mua-196250215153938704.htm