Strong heat and thunderstorms increase again

On August 17, Dr. Hoang Phuc Lam, Deputy Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, said that showers and thunderstorms have increased again in the Northern region, including the capital Hanoi .

"Thunderstorms often occur in the afternoon and evening, concentrated more in the mountainous and midland areas of the North," said Mr. Lam.

Hanoi weather will have heavy rain in the coming days. Illustration photo: Le Quan

At the same time, Mr. Lam also said that from the night of August 18 to August 19, the Northern region and the capital Hanoi are likely to have moderate rain, heavy rain and widespread thunderstorms, with some places having very heavy rain. From about August 20, the rain will decrease slowly. During thunderstorms, it is necessary to be on guard against tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.

However, before the above rain, on August 17-18, Hanoi's weather was quite hot and sunny with the highest temperature reaching 36 degrees, at night it was also around 30 degrees, the weather was quite stuffy; in the evening there was a possibility of showers and thunderstorms in some places.

Specifically about the weather in Hanoi capital in 3 days (August 17-19) :

Day	Day (7am-7pm)	Night (7pm-7am)
17/8	Cloudy, with occasional showers and thunderstorms in the evening, intermittent sunshine during the day. Light wind. Highest temperature: 34-36 degrees Average humidity: 60-70% Chance of rain: 60-70%	Cloudy, occasional showers at night. Light wind. Lowest temperature: 27-29 degrees Average humidity: 75-80% Chance of rain: 60-70%
18/8	Cloudy, hot during the day, showers and thunderstorms possible in the evening. Light wind. Highest temperature: 34-36 degrees Average humidity: 60-70% Chance of rain: 60-70%	Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in the evening and overnight. Light wind. Lowest temperature: 25-27 degrees Average humidity: 75-85% Chance of rain: 70-80%
19/8	Cloudy with showers and rain during the day. Light winds. Highest temperature: 31-33 degrees Average humidity: 70-80% Chance of rain: 80-90%	Cloudy with light rain and thunderstorms at night. Light wind. Lowest temperature: 25-27 degrees Average humidity: 75-85% Chance of rain: 80-90%

Northern and Central regions will have heavy rain in the next month.

During the period from August 11 to September 10, total rainfall in most places across the country will be 5-15% higher, especially in the North and Central Central regions, from 15-25% higher than the average for the same period. There is a possibility of 1-2 storms and tropical depressions in the East Sea.