Viet Nam can expect a damp week as rain has been forecast to increase in intensity across the country, according to a local meteorologist.

Thanks to a cold air mass affecting the north, cool weather accompanied by evening rain is predicted in towns and cities in the north, Le Thi Xuan Lan, a Ho Chi Minh City-based weather pundit, has said.

A car and a motorbike break down due to heavy floods following a downpour in Ho Chi Minh City on 18 September, 2016. Tuoi Tre

Rain intensity is expected to surge by the weekend due to another weather disturbance, the weather specialist also forecast.

The central region, including Da Nang, is expected to experience bad weather by Tuesday due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone crossing the region.

Downpours and strong winds are anticipated in the south-central area and to expand to the Hai Van Pass, which borders Thua Thien-Hue Province and Da Nang.

Under the combined effect of the convergence zone and southwesterly winds, torrential rain and high winds are anticipated in the southern and Central Highlands regions in the evening, Lan added.

(Source: Tuoitrenews)