Today's weather (October 8): The North and Thanh Hoa continue to have rain, floods on rivers are rising

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting forecasts today's weather (October 8): The Northern region and Thanh Hoa will have scattered showers and thunderstorms; rainfall will generally be 15-30mm, with some places experiencing heavy rain over 60mm; the Hanoi area will have rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms this morning, with some places experiencing heavy rain over 70mm; then the rain will decrease. Meanwhile, floods on some rivers are rising.

Northern region and Thanh Hoa have scattered showers and thunderstorms, Hanoi has less rain

According to the forecast, today, the Northern region and Thanh Hoa will have scattered showers and thunderstorms; common rainfall is 15-30mm, locally heavy rain over 60mm.

Area Hanoi this morning has rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain over 70mm; then the rain will decrease.

This afternoon and evening, the Central Highlands and the South will have scattered showers and thunderstorms; general rainfall is 15-30mm, with some places experiencing heavy rain over 70mm.

Flood on Cau River through Linh Son Ward, Thai Nguyen Province (photo taken at nearly 4 p.m. on October 7). Photo: Thai Nguyen Newspaper

From now until October 9, floods on rivers in the Northern region will continue to rise.

Currently, floods on Cau River and Thuong River (Bac Ninh) continue to rise; floods on Luc Nam River (Bac Ninh) are slowly receding; water levels on other rivers in the North are rising.

It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, flood on Cau River at Dap Cau station, on Thuong River at Phu Lang Thuong station will continue to rise above alert level 3, upstream Cau River (Thai Nguyen) at Gia Bay station will fluctuate at peak level, then decrease and be about 0.19m above the historical flood level of 2024; flood on Luc Nam River at Luc Nam station will be below alert level 2.

In the next 12-24 hours, the flood on Cau River at Dap Cau station will continue to rise above alert level 3, at Gia Bay station it will continue to fall and be above alert level 3; the flood on Thuong River at Phu Lang Thuong station will rise and exceed the historical flood level of 1986 (7.52m). The flood on Luc Nam River at Luc Nam station will continue to fall and be at alert level 1 - alert level 2.

Warning: From now until October 9, floods on rivers in the Northern region will continue to rise. During this flood, the flood peak on Thai Binh River (Hai Phong) will rise to alert level 2; the flood peak on Thao River (Lao Cai), Lo River (Tuyen Quang), Hoang Long River (Ninh Binh) will rise to alert level 1 - alert level 2, with some rivers reaching alert level 3.

Weather forecast for regions across the country today:

Northwest: Cloudy, with moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain; light wind; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind; temperature 21-30 degrees Celsius.

Northeast: Cloudy, with moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain; in the Northeast, plains and Thanh Hoa, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms at night and in the morning, locally heavy rain; Southeast wind level 2-3; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind; temperature 22-31 degrees Celsius.

Hanoi Capital: Cloudy, morning rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain; after rain decreases; Southeast wind level 2-3; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind; temperature 23-31 degrees Celsius.

From Thanh Hoa to Hue: Cloudy; sunny day; Southeast wind level 2-3; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind; temperature 23-33 degrees Celsius.

South Central Coast region: Cloudy; sunny day; southwest wind level 2-3; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind; temperature 24-34 degrees Celsius.

Central Highlands region: Cloudy, showers and thunderstorms in some places; southwest wind level 2-3; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind; temperature 18-31 degrees Celsius.

Southern region: Cloudy, showers and thunderstorms in some places; southwest wind level 2-3; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind; temperature 23-34 degrees Celsius.

Ho Chi Minh City: Cloudy, showers and thunderstorms in some places; in the late afternoon and evening there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain in some places; southwest wind level 2-3; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind; temperature 24-33 degrees Celsius.

Hoang Sa special economic zone (Da Nang): Showers and thunderstorms in some places; visibility over 10km; Northeast to East wind level 5; waves 1-2m high.

Truong Sa special economic zone (Khanh Hoa): There will be scattered showers and thunderstorms; in thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes and strong gusts of wind level 6-7; visibility is over 10km, decreasing to 4-10km in the rain; West to Southwest wind level 4-5; waves 0.5 - 1.5m high.

Source: https://baolangson.vn/thoi-weather-hom-nay-8-10-bac-bo-va-thanh-hoa-tiep-tuc-co-mua-lu-tren-cac-song-dang-len-5061159.html