Weather April 20: Central region has extremely hot days, showers and thunderstorms in the evening
(Baonghean.vn) - The widespread heat wave in the Northern and Central provinces may last until April 22; in the western mountainous areas of the North Central region, the Central and South Central provinces, the heat wave may last longer.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, yesterday (April 19),Heat waves have occurred widely in the North, Central and South regions with the highest daily temperature commonly ranging from 35-38 degrees, especially in the Northwest region of the North and provinces from Thanh Hoa to Phu Yen with temperatures commonly ranging from 37-40 degrees, with some places above 40 degrees such as: Muong La (Son La) 42.2 degrees, Phu Yen (Son La) 41.7 degrees, Tuong Duong (Nghe An) 41.4 degrees, Huong Khe (Ha Tinh) 41.5 degrees, Dong Hoi (Quang Binh) 40.4 degrees, Nam Dong (Thua Thien Hue) 40.8 degrees, Ba To (Quang Ngai) 40.2 degrees.
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| According to the Central Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, yesterday (April 19), Nghe An had places with temperatures up to 41.4 degrees Celsius. Photo: Archive |
Forecast: Due to the influence of the low pressure area in the West with the Southwest wind causing a strong foehn effect, today (April 20), heat waves continue to occur in the North and Central regions with the highest temperature commonly ranging from 35-38 degrees, especially in the Northwest region of the North and the provinces of the North and Central Central regions with severe heat waves and especially severe heat waves with temperatures ranging from 38-40 degrees, some places over 40 degrees. The time with temperatures above 35 degrees is from 11am to 4pm.
Warning:The widespread heat wave in the Northern and Central provinces may last until April 22; in the Northwest region, the western mountainous region of the North Central region, and the Central and South Central provinces, the heat wave may last longer.
From now until April 24, the Southern provinces will experience hot weather with the highest temperature commonly ranging from 35-36 degrees. The time with temperatures above 35 degrees is from 12-16 hours.
Warning of the effects of heat:Due to the impact of the heat wave that is likely to last for many days to come combined with low humidity in the air, there is a high risk of explosions and fires in residential areas due to increased demand for electricity and a high risk of forest fires in the Central and Northwestern provinces.
In addition, the heat has an impact and causes dehydration, exhaustion, and heat stroke to the human body when exposed to high temperatures for a long time. Therefore, people need to limit participation in traffic and outdoor work from 11am to 4pm every day, and need to supplement enough drinking water and a reasonable diet to increase the body's resistance.Heat wave disaster risk level: level 1-2.
Weather forecast for regions across the country on the day and night of April 20:
Northwest:Few clouds, hot and sunny during the day, especially in the Northwest where it is very hot and especially very hot, no rain at night. Light wind. Humidity from 30 - 95%.
Lowest temperature from:23 to 26 degrees, some places below 22oC
Highest temperature from:35 to 38 degrees, in the Northwest region 38-40 degrees, some places over 40oC
Northeast:Few clouds, hot during the day, no rain at night. Southeast wind level 2-3. Humidity from 45 - 97%.
Lowest temperature from:25 - 28oC
Highest temperature from:35 to 38 degrees; Quang Ninh-Hai Phong area 32-34oC
Hanoi area:Few clouds, hot and very hot days, no rain at night. Southeast wind level 2-3. Humidity from 55 - 95%.
Lowest temperature from:26 - 28oC
Highest temperature from:35 - 38oC
Thanh Hoa - Thua Thien Hue:Few clouds, sunny and especially hot during the day, showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening, no rain at night. Southwest wind level 3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. Humidity from 38 - 95%.
Lowest temperature from:27 to 30 degrees, some places over 30oC
Highest temperature from:37 to 40 degrees, some places over 40oC
Da Nang to Binh Thuan:Cloudy, hot during the day, especially in the North, very hot during the day; showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening, no rain at night. Southwest wind level 2-3. There is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind during thunderstorms. Humidity from 40 - 93%.
Lowest temperature from:25 - 28oC
Highest temperature from:34 to 37 degrees, North 37-40oC
Central Highlands region:Cloudy, sunny during the day, hot in some places, showers and thunderstorms in the evening and at night. Light wind. During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. Humidity from 50 - 95%.
Lowest temperature from:21 - 24oC
Highest temperature from:32 to 35 degrees, some places above 35oC
Southern region:Cloudy, hot during the day, showers and thunderstorms in the evening, no rain at night. Light wind. During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. Humidity from 50 - 93%.
Lowest temperature from:25 - 28oC
Highest temperature from:33 to 36 degrees, some places above 36oC