Weather on August 20: The North, Thanh Hoa and the South have thunderstorms, warning of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on August 20, the mountainous areas of the North will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with common rainfall of 15-35mm, and very heavy rain over 100mm in some places.

In the afternoon and evening of the same day, thunderstorms continued to spread to other areas in the North, Thanh Hoa and the South. Rainfall was generally 10 - 30mm, with some places over 60mm. It is forecasted that in the coming hours, rain may appear suddenly, concentrated in certain spots and accompanied by dangerous weather phenomena.

The North and Thanh Hoa have heavy rain.

The meteorological agency warned that thunderstorms may bring tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Notably, there is a risk of heavy rain of over 50mm within 3 hours, posing a high risk to life and production.

Localized heavy rains may cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides in mountainous areas and flooding in low-lying areas. People in the northern mountainous provinces should actively monitor the situation, especially in areas that have had rain for many days.

At sea, the weather is complicated: The eastern area between the East Sea and the South East Sea (including the Truong Sa sea area) has scattered showers and thunderstorms. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes and strong gusts of wind of level 6 - 7. Waves can be 1 - 2m high, posing a danger to vessels operating.

Thunderstorms are forecast to continue in the central and southern East Sea in the next 24 hours. All vessels and vehicles operating in these waters should pay special attention to the risk of dangerous weather and have plans to anchor and take shelter safely.

Weather forecast for regions across the country:

Hanoi capital is cloudy, sunny during the day, with occasional showers and thunderstorms in the evening and at night. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 25 - 27 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 31 - 33 degrees Celsius.

The Northwestern region is cloudy, with scattered showers and thunderstorms during the day, with some places experiencing heavy rain; in the evening and at night there will be rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms, with some places experiencing heavy to very heavy rain. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. The lowest temperature is 24 - 27 degrees Celsius, with some places experiencing below 23 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature is 31 - 34 degrees Celsius, with Dien Bien and Lai Chau experiencing 28 - 31 degrees Celsius.

The Northeastern provinces are cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms during the day; scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening and at night, with some places experiencing heavy rain, especially in mountainous areas with rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms, with some places experiencing heavy to very heavy rain. Southeast to south winds at level 2-3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. The lowest temperature is 24-27 degrees Celsius, with some places below 24 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature is 31-34 degrees Celsius.

Provinces from Thanh Hoa to Hue have clouds, sunny days, hot in some places; showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening and at night, Thanh Hoa in particular has scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain in some places. In the North, the wind is southeast to south at level 2-3, in the South, the wind is south to southwest at level 2-3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. The lowest temperature is 24-27 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature is 32-35 degrees Celsius, in the South, some places are over 35 degrees Celsius.

The South Central Coast region is cloudy, sunny during the day, hot in some places; showers and thunderstorms in some places in the evening and at night. Southwest wind level 2 - 3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 24 - 27 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 32 - 35 degrees Celsius, some places above 35 degrees Celsius.

The Central Highlands is cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially in the late afternoon and evening. Southwest wind level 2-3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 20-23 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 28-31 degrees Celsius.

The South is cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms; in the late afternoon and evening there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some heavy rain in some places. Southwest wind level 2-3. During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 23-26 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 31-34 degrees Celsius.

Ho Chi Minh City is cloudy, sunny during the day, with occasional showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening, and no rain at night. Southwest wind level 2-3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail, and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature 24-26 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 32-34 degrees Celsius.

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