Starting Monday, June 12, a burst of sweltering-hot weather is expected to bake the parts from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai, including Da Nang, due to the combined effects of the southern edge of the low pressure trench and the southwest monsoon, according to the Mid-Central Region Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Temperatures as high as 35 to 37 degrees Celsius will blanket these areas and are forecast to stick around in the next 4-5 days, the Regional Weather Service has warned. Maximum temperature is expected to hit over 37 degrees Celsius in some places. Lowest humidity is likely to record at 45-55 per cent.

Regional national weather service encourages residents in affected areas to take the necessary precautions to avoid exposure to the extreme conditions, as well as learn the risk factors and symptoms of heat-related illness to protect themselves and their family members.

Meteorologists at Viet Nam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) continue to keep a close eye on a fresh Low Pressure Area (LPA) which has formed over the East Sea.

In its latest bulletin, the National Weather Service said that at 1:00am on Monday, the LPA lied over the eastern part of the North Gulf of Tonkin, and it was already located at latitude 19°5'N-20°5'N and longitude 110°5'E- 111°5'E.

The LPA is forecast to continue moving slowly eastward within the next 24 hours.

The southwest monsoon will bring showers with thunderstorms over the North and middle of the East Sea (including the waters of Hoang Sa Archipelago), the offshore area stretching from Ca Mau to Kien Giang, the Gulf of Thailand, during the daytime and night hours on Monday. Thunderstorms can produce tornadoes, and strong winds at levels 6 to 7 in the warning areas, meteorologists at the NCHMF said.

Under these conditions, the offshore area stretching from Khanh Hoa to Ca Mau, along with the southwest and middle of the East Sea will see strong southwest winds at level 5, sometimes level 6, and the gusts reaching level 7, and experience rough seas with waves as high as 2m-3m.

Mariners are advised to take precautionary measures when venturing out to sea and, if possible, avoid navigating in these conditions.

Reporting by HOANG HIEP – BAO TIN TUC – translating by H.L