Weekend thunderstorm situation in Ho Chi Minh City

TPO – The meteorological agency forecasts that Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces in the Southern region will experience scattered showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening during the weekend.

According to the Southern Vietnam Regional Hydrometeorological Station, the continental cold high-pressure system is currently stable, then weakening and gradually moving eastward. The low-pressure trough with its axis at 5-8 degrees North latitude is slowly shifting southward. At higher altitudes, the subtropical high-pressure system has its axis passing through Northern and North Central Vietnam.

Northeast winds are active with moderate to strong intensity over the sea east of Southern Vietnam. Early this morning (November 8th), Typhoon YinXing entered the eastern waters of the northern South China Sea, becoming the 7th typhoon of 2024.

Forecasts indicate that in the coming days, the continental cold high-pressure system will weaken. The low-pressure trough, with its axis at approximately 4-7 degrees North latitude, will be weak. At higher altitudes, the subtropical high-pressure system will have its axis passing through North Central Vietnam. Northeast winds will be strong over the sea east of South Vietnam, gradually decreasing in intensity from November 11th.

In addition, Typhoon YinXing, currently active in the northern South China Sea, is likely to move towards the central region of Vietnam as its intensity gradually weakens.

The meteorological agency forecasts scattered showers and thunderstorms in Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces in the Southern region during the weekend, particularly in the late afternoon and evening. (Illustrative image: Pham Nguyen)

Based on the aforementioned weather patterns, the Southern Vietnam Regional Meteorological and Hydrological Station forecasts that Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces and cities in the Southern region will experience scattered showers and thunderstorms in the coming days (rain concentrated in the late afternoon and evening).

Due to the influence of Typhoon YinXing (Typhoon No. 7), the weather in the sea area from Ba Ria - Vung Tau to Ca Mau (including the sea area of ​​Ho Chi Minh City) will experience increasingly strong northeasterly winds, reaching level 5, sometimes level 6, with gusts of level 7-8. Wave height will be 2-3m.

In the sea area from Ca Mau to Kien Giang and Phu Quoc, the wind will be northeasterly at force 3-4. Wave height will be 0.25-1m. In both sea areas, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms; during thunderstorms, be wary of strong gusts of wind and tornadoes.

Meanwhile, according to the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, last night and this morning (November 7th), the area from Ha Tinh to Quang Nam experienced rain and showers, with some areas experiencing heavy rain; the area from Quang Ngai to Ninh Thuan experienced moderate to heavy rain, with some areas experiencing very heavy rain; and the Central Highlands experienced localized heavy to very heavy rain. Rainfall amounts from 7 PM on November 6th to 8 AM on November 7th exceeded 100mm in some areas, such as: De Gi (Binh Dinh) 197.8mm, Song Hinh (Phu Yen) 114.3mm, Ea Mdoal (Dak Lak) 111.6mm, Ho Long My (Binh Dinh) 102.8mm, etc.

Today's forecast (November 7th) indicates rain, moderate rain, and in some places heavy to very heavy rain in the area from Binh Dinh to Ninh Thuan, with rainfall amounts ranging from 10-30mm, and in some areas exceeding 80mm.

In the area from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai and the Southern region, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some areas experiencing heavy rain with rainfall amounts from 15-30mm, and some areas exceeding 60mm (in the Southern region, rain will be concentrated in the late afternoon and night).

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