The South welcomes cooling rain after a series of hot sunny days

TPO - In the coming days, the weather in the South is forecast to be cloudy, no rain at night, sunny during the day. On March 29-30, there will be showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, yesterday (March 27), the Southern region had hot weather, some places had extremely hot weather with the highest temperature commonly reaching 35-37 degrees Celsius.

Some localities recorded temperatures above 37 degrees Celsius such as: Phuoc Long (Binh Phuoc) 38.1 degrees Celsius; Bien Hoa (Dong Nai) 38.5 degrees Celsius; Thu Dau Mot ( Binh Duong ) 37.9 degrees Celsius; Tay Ninh 37.5 degrees Celsius. The lowest relative humidity is commonly 40-45%.

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Prolonged heat affects people's lives and activities.

It is forecasted that today (March 28), the Southern region will continue to have hot weather, some places will be extremely hot with the highest temperature commonly ranging from 35-37 degrees Celsius, some places above 37 degrees Celsius. The lowest relative humidity commonly ranges from 40-45%.

Tomorrow (March 29), the Southeast region will have hot weather, some places will be extremely hot with the highest temperature commonly ranging from 35-37 degrees Celsius, some places will be above 37 degrees Celsius. The lowest relative humidity is commonly 40-45%. The Southwest region will have localized heat.

Mr. Le Dinh Quyet - Head of the Southern Hydrometeorological Station's forecasting department, said that yesterday, the heat wave in Ho Chi Minh City increased in area and intensity, without rain. The highest temperature yesterday at Tan Son Nhat airport was 37 degrees Celsius, and at Nha Be it was 36 degrees Celsius.

The weather forecast for the next 7 days in the South is cloudy, no rain at night, sunny during the day. On March 29-30, there will be showers and thunderstorms in some places, concentrated in the evening. During thunderstorms, people need to be on guard against strong gusts of wind and whirlwinds. The heat will temporarily decrease on March 29, only occurring locally. From March 30, temperatures will tend to increase, and the heat will increase again in the area.

The meteorological agency warns that the forecast temperature in weather reports and the actual temperature felt outdoors may differ by 2 - 4 degrees Celsius or more, depending on the conditions of the surface such as concrete, asphalt...

Heat combined with low humidity can cause explosions, fires in residential areas and forest fires. In addition, heat also causes people to be exposed to high temperatures for a long time, leading to dehydration, exhaustion, and heat stroke.