Weather on May 26: Heavy rain in Central and Southern regions

In the provinces from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai , scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast to continue today and tonight. Some areas may experience heavy rain with rainfall ranging from 10-30mm, locally over 50mm. Heavy rain is likely to concentrate in the late afternoon and at night. It is forecasted that from the night of May 26, heavy rainfall in the Central region will gradually decrease.

Areas from Southern Nghe An to Quang Binh continue to have moderate to heavy rain.

The Southern region will also experience scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening of May 26. Some places may experience heavy rain with rainfall ranging from 10-30mm, some places over 50mm. During thunderstorms, people should be on guard against extreme weather phenomena such as tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. There is a risk of localized rain with high intensity over 80mm/3h, which can cause flooding in low-lying areas.

At sea, the weather continues to deteriorate. The northern part of the Gulf of Tonkin and the northern part of the North East Sea have strong northeast winds of level 5, sometimes level 6, gusting to level 7-8, rough seas, waves from 1-3 m high. Rough seas with showers and thunderstorms are also recorded in many other areas such as the Gulf of Tonkin, the sea from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai, Binh Thuan to Ca Mau, Ca Mau to Kien Giang, the Gulf of Thailand and the entire East Sea (including the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa seas).

During thunderstorms at sea, the risk of tornadoes, strong winds of level 6-7 and waves over 2 m high are very noteworthy. Boats and fishermen should regularly update weather forecasts and limit going to sea in areas with rough seas.

It is forecasted that from the night of May 26 to May 27, wind intensity in the Northern Gulf of Tonkin and the northern sea area of the North East Sea will gradually decrease, and the sea weather situation will tend to be more stable.

Weather forecast for regions across the country:

Hanoi capital is cloudy, with rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places, sunny in the afternoon. Northeast wind level 2-3. Lowest temperature 22-24 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 26-28 degrees Celsius.

The Northwestern region is cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Light winds. Thunderstorms may cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 20-23 degrees Celsius, some places below 19 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 25-28 degrees Celsius, some places above 28 degrees Celsius.

The northeastern provinces are cloudy with some rain, sunny in the afternoon, scattered showers and thunderstorms at night. Northeast wind level 2-3. There is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind during thunderstorms. The lowest temperature is 21-24 degrees Celsius, in mountainous areas it is below 20 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature is 25-28 degrees Celsius.

Provinces from Thanh Hoa to Hue are cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain, especially in the area from South Nghe An to Quang Binh there will be moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain. North to northwest wind level 2-3. During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 22-25 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature in the North 26-29 degrees Celsius, in the South 30-32 degrees Celsius, some places over 32 degrees Celsius.

From Da Nang to Binh Thuan, there will be clouds, scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 24-27 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 30-33 degrees Celsius, some places above 33 degrees Celsius.

The Central Highlands provinces are cloudy, sunny during the day, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, no rain at night. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 20-23 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 29-32 degrees Celsius, some places above 32 degrees Celsius.

The South is cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, with some heavy rain in some places. Light wind. Thunderstorms may cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 24-27 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 31-34 degrees Celsius.