Ho Chi Minh City is hot and stuffy in the rainy season

These days, people in Ho Chi Minh City are facing hot, humid weather in the middle of the rainy season.

Ms. Anh Hoa (in alley 83, street 6, An Khanh ward) said that from 9 o'clock onwards, when traveling on the street, the sun was scorching, making people feel hot and their skin burned. When returning home, although it was already dark, the temperature was still high and hot. Previously, the house only had one air conditioner to cool it down, but in recent days, she had to add two more fans but still felt hot and uncomfortable.

People in Ho Chi Minh City are facing hot and humid weather. Photo: MINH HAI

Analyzing this phenomenon, Mr. Le Dinh Quyet, Southern Hydrometeorological Station, said that the heat of the past few days was due to the low pressure in the West expanding to the Southeast, above the high pressure in the West Pacific covering the Southern region, these weather systems make the Southwest wind unable to increase, evaporation is limited, there are few clouds, and a lot of sunshine. Every year, in the Southern provinces, there are still some periods of reduced rain during the rainy season, usually in July and August. Each period lasts 5-7 days, sometimes up to 10 days, popularly known as the "drought of the witch". Therefore, this period of reduced rain and heat in the South is not unusual.

Mr. Le Dinh Quyet warned that the drought caused a lack of water for production and agriculture , but did not cause much harm to health. However, little rain, strong sunshine, high air temperature, in some places reaching over 35 degrees Celsius, can easily cause heat shock, sunstroke, and high UV radiation also has a negative impact on health.

According to the forecast of the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, on August 5, the weather in Ho Chi Minh City will be cloudy, hot during the day, with thunderstorms in some places in the evening, increasing temperatures during the day, with little change at night. The highest temperature is 32.6-35.7 degrees Celsius; the lowest is 25-28 degrees Celsius. Temperature at Tan Son Nhat: highest is 37 degrees Celsius, lowest is 28 degrees Celsius, highest humidity is 94%, common southwest wind is 4-6m/s.

MINH HAI

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tphcm-nang-nong-oi-buc-giua-mua-mua-post806923.html