Ho Chi Minh City welcomes cooling rain during April 30 holiday

TPO - The weather forecast for Ho Chi Minh City in the next 10 days is that there will be little rain, hot and humid weather, especially in the afternoon of April 26-28, the city will have localized thunderstorms in some places, during thunderstorms, it is necessary to be on guard against extreme weather such as thunder, strong gusts of wind and tornadoes.

According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, in the past 24 hours, heat waves continued to occur widely in the Southern region. The Eastern region experienced severe heat waves. The highest temperature ranged from 35 - 37 degrees Celsius, the highest in Tay Ninh (37.5 degrees Celsius). From the next 3 - 5 days, the Southern region continued to experience widespread heat waves, the Eastern region experienced severe heat waves with the highest temperature ranging from 35 - 37 degrees Celsius, some places over 37, 38 degrees Celsius.

It is forecasted that today (April 22) and tomorrow, some provinces in the Southeast region will have heat waves up to 38 degrees Celsius, including the provinces of Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong , Dong Nai, and Tay Ninh.

In Ho Chi Minh City, in the past 24 hours, heat waves continued to occur in the area with slightly increased intensity.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomes cooling rain during April 30 holiday photo 1

Ho Chi Minh City is likely to have rain to cool off in some afternoons and evenings at the end of April. (Illustration photo)

Regarding the main weather patterns affecting the Ho Chi Minh City area in the next 10 days, the Southern Hydrometeorological Station said that the hot low pressure area in the West will expand to the South, affecting the weather in the Southern provinces. This low pressure area is connected to the low pressure trough crossing 23 - 25 degrees north latitude, then compressed to the South due to the impact of the pressure increasing part moving down from the North.

Around April 26-28, upper disturbances (causing rain) tend to form, affecting the weather in Ho Chi Minh City. In addition, the subtropical high pressure gradually raises its axis to the North, around April 26-27 the subtropical high pressure gradually lowers its axis to the South across the South Central region, then raises its axis to the North across the Central Central region.

“In the next 10 days, the weather in Ho Chi Minh City will generally have little rain, hot and humid weather, and it is necessary to be cautious of the risk of fire and explosion, and electrical short circuits. Particularly, from April 26 to 28, there will be localized thunderstorms in the afternoon. During thunderstorms, it is necessary to be cautious of thunder, lightning, strong gusts of wind, and tornadoes,” the Southern Hydrometeorological Station forecast.