Severe heat wave continues through the weekend
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the widespread heat wave will continue until the end of May 5. By Sunday (May 6), temperatures will drop a few degrees and there may be scattered rain.
Detailed weather forecast for regions across the country on the day and night of May 4 is as follows: Northwest region has few clouds, hot and sunny during the day, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, no rain at night. Light wind. Lowest temperature from 22 - 25 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from 36 - 39 degrees Celsius, some places 40 - 41 degrees Celsius.
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The Northeast region has few clouds, hot and sunny during the day, with showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening and at night. Southeast to south wind level 2-3. Lowest temperature from 26 - 29 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from 36 - 39 degrees Celsius, especially in the Quang Ninh - Hai Phong area, 31 - 34 degrees Celsius.
Hanoi area has few clouds, hot and sunny during the day, showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening, no rain at night. Southeast to south wind level 2-3. Lowest temperature from 27 - 29 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from 36 - 38 degrees Celsius.
Provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien Hue have few clouds, hot and sunny during the day, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, no rain at night. Southwest wind level 3. Lowest temperature from 27-30 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from 36-39 degrees Celsius, some places 40-41 degrees Celsius.
From Da Nang to Binh Thuan, the clouds change, sunny during the day, hot in the north, showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening and at night. Southwest wind level 2-3. Lowest temperature from 25 - 28 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from 36 - 39 degrees Celsius.
Central Highlands: variable clouds, sunny during the day, showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening and at night. Light wind. Lowest temperature from 22 - 25 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from 31 - 34 degrees Celsius.
Southern region: Cloudy, sunny during the day, showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening, no rain at night. Southwest wind level 2-3. Lowest temperature from 26 - 29 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from 32 - 35 degrees Celsius.
The low pressure area in the west combined with the strong foehn effect continues to cause widespread heat in the Northern region to Ninh Thuan.
High temperatures combined with low humidity below 45% have pushed the risk of forest fires in many areas to extremely dangerous levels. Four provinces and cities have announced a forest fire alert level 5 - extremely dangerous level including: Son La, Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Nghe An and 18 provinces and cities have announced a forest fire alert level 4 - dangerous level.
The heat also causes many crops and flowers to wither, fail, and water resources to run out, causing many difficulties for farmers./.
According to VNA
