Ho Chi Minh City and the Southern region continue to experience widespread rain.

The National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting predicts that today, June 1st, Ho Chi Minh City and the Southern region will experience cloudy weather with scattered showers and thunderstorms, and locally heavy rain (rain concentrated in the afternoon and evening); southwest winds will be at level 2-3.

The lowest temperature will be between 23-26 degrees Celsius and the highest between 29-32 degrees Celsius, with some areas exceeding 32 degrees Celsius.

TPHCM và Nam Bộ tiếp tục có đợt mưa diện rộng - Ảnh 1. — Ho Chi Minh City and the Southern region continue to experience widespread rain.

Developments in the widespread heavy rainfall in Ho Chi Minh City and Southern Vietnam.

Many localities in Southern Vietnam experienced widespread rain over the past 24 hours, with some areas recording very heavy rainfall. According to monitoring data from 7:00 AM on May 31st to 7:00 AM on June 1st, the highest rainfall was recorded in O Lam ( An Giang ) with 127.6 mm, followed by Thuan Hoa (Lam Dong) with 107.5 mm, Long My (Can Tho) with 95.8 mm, and Tan Hoi Trung (Dong Thap) with 64.6 mm.

Forecasts indicate that from 1 PM on June 1st to 1 PM on June 3rd, the Southern region will continue to experience moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms over a wide area. Total rainfall is expected to range from 70-150 mm, with some areas potentially exceeding 150 mm.

After this period, the rain tends to gradually decrease. Between 13:00 on June 3rd and 13:00 on June 4th, the total rainfall was generally between 20-50mm, with some areas receiving over 50mm.

In Ho Chi Minh City, rain occurred over a wide area on May 31st and the early morning of June 1st, however, the rainfall was generally below 10 mm. Forecasts indicate that from the afternoon of June 1st to the afternoon of June 3rd, the city will experience heavy rain with rainfall amounts generally ranging from 70-130 mm, and in some areas exceeding 130 mm.

From the 3rd to the 6th, the rain gradually decreased, with total rainfall generally ranging from 20-40 mm, and exceeding 50 mm in some areas.

The meteorological agency warns that prolonged heavy rain could cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban areas, industrial zones, as well as areas along rivers and canals in Southern Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City.

People need to be wary of dangerous weather phenomena that accompany thunderstorms, such as tornadoes, lightning, hail, and strong gusts of wind.