Afternoon and evening. From Thua Thien Hue to Binh Thuan , the Central Highlands and the South, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall of 15-30mm, some places over 50mm.

Thunderstorms may produce tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Localized heavy rains may cause flash floods in small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes and flooding in low-lying areas.

The North East Sea (including the Hoang Sa archipelago), the sea from Ca Mau to Kien Giang, and the Gulf of Thailand will have scattered showers and thunderstorms; on the night of May 18, in the North Gulf of Tonkin, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes and strong gusts of wind of level 6-7.

Thunderstorms in the Northern, Central Highlands and Southern regions. Photo: VNA

Weather forecast for regions across the country:

Hanoi capital is cloudy, sunny during the day, showers and thunderstorms in the evening and at night, locally heavy rain. Southeast wind level 2-3. Lowest temperature 24-26 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 30-32 degrees Celsius.

Northwest: Cloudy, sunny during the day; showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening and at night, locally heavy rain. Light wind. Thunderstorms may cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 23-26 degrees Celsius, some places below 22 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 31-34 degrees Celsius.

The Northeast region is cloudy, with scattered showers and thunderstorms during the day; scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening and at night, with localized heavy to very heavy rain. Southeast wind level 2-3. There is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind during thunderstorms. Lowest temperature 23-26 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 29-32 degrees Celsius.

The area from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien - Hue is cloudy, sunny during the day, hot in some places; showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening and at night. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. The lowest temperature is 24-27 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature is 31-34 degrees Celsius, some places are over 35 degrees Celsius.

Provinces and cities from Da Nang to Binh Thuan will have clouds, sunny days, hot in some places; scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, locally heavy rain. Southeast wind level 2-3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 24-27 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 31-34 degrees Celsius, some places over 35 degrees Celsius.

The Central Highlands region is cloudy, sunny during the day; scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, locally heavy rain; scattered showers and thunderstorms at night. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 22-25 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 30-33 degrees Celsius, some places above 33 degrees Celsius.

The South is cloudy, sunny during the day, hot in some places; scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, locally heavy rain; showers and thunderstorms in some places at night. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 25-28 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 32-35 degrees Celsius, some places above 35 degrees Celsius.

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