Flash flood and landslide alerts remain in the middle and south of Central Viet Nam and Central Highlands as more heavy rainfall continues to hit these areas from Sunday into next Tuesday, November 30 due to the combined influence of cold air and the upper-tropospheric easterly winds.

Viet Nam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that moderate to heavy rainfall is likely to continue across the warning areas, with extremely heavy rain likely in some places.

There are also warnings of thunderstorms, lightning strikes, high winds, tornadoes and hail in these areas.

Forecasters have also issued warnings of flash floods and landslides for mountainous areas, and localized flooding alerts are in place in low-lying and riverside areas.

Today, November 28, the North of the East Sea (including the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands), will see northeast winds at levels 6 to 7, and gustiness of levels 8 to 9, and experience rough seas with waves as high as 3.5m -5.5m.

The offshore areas stretching from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai, including Da Nang, could see northeast winds at level 6 and the gusts reaching levels 7 to 8, as well as experience rough seas with waves as high as 2m-4m.

The offshore areas stretching from Quang Tri to Ca Mau, Ca Mau to Kien Giang , the Gulf of Thailand, the Middle, South of the East Sea, including the waters of the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands, could see showers and thunderstorms with the possibility of tornadoes and high winds under the influence of a low pressure trough.

Cloudy skies are expected in the parts from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue while the rainfall is predicted in some parts, especially moderate to heavy rain in Thua Thien-Hue with very heavy rain and thunderstorms likely in some places. Thunderstorms can produce strong winds, lightning, hail and tornadoes, the national forecasters warned. Some places woke up to misty morning. North and northwest winds at levels 2 to 3 may reach these areas. Maximum temperatures in the North and South of Viet Nam are expected to hover around 24-27 degrees Celsius, and 21-24 degrees Celsius respectively while minimum temperature will be in the range of 15-18 degrees Celsius and 17-20 degrees Celsius in the North and South regions respectively.

The parts from Da Nang to Binh Thuan are expected to see mostly cloudy skies, with moderate to heavy rain with very heavy rain and thunderstorms likely in some places. Maximum and minimum temperatures will hover around 24-27 degrees Celsius and 21-24 degrees Celsius in these areas.

The Central Highlands could witness moderate to heavy rainfall with possibility of very heavy rain and thunderstorms in some places. Easterly and Northeast winds at levels 2 to 3 may reach the region. Maximum and minimum temperatures will hover around 22-25 degrees Celsius and 18-21 degrees Celsius in the region, with possibility of dropping below 18 degrees Celsius in some places.

Reporting by Baotintuc – translating by H.L