Ho Chi Minh City continues to rain heavily, how long will this heavy rain last?

TPO – Today’s weather forecast in Ho Chi Minh City continues to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with heavy rain in some places, so be careful of the possibility of flooding.

The lowest temperature in Ho Chi Minh City today is 25 degrees Celsius, the highest is 32 degrees Celsius; Common relative humidity is 83%. It is forecasted that showers and thunderstorms will continue this evening, with heavy rain in some places. During the rain, there can still be thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds.

Over the past few days, Ho Chi Minh City and other Southern provinces and cities have appeared widespread heavy rain flooding many roads. According to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, last night and early this morning (October 9), there were showers and thunderstorms in the Central Highlands and Southern regions, with some places having heavy to very heavy rain. . Rainfall from 7:00 p.m. on October 8 to 3:00 a.m. on October 9 in some places is over 70mm such as: Tan Binh (Tay Ninh) 89.2mm,…

Forecasting the day and night of October 9, in the area from Binh Dinh to Binh Thuan, the Southern Central Highlands and the Southern region, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally with heavy rain with rainfall from 15-30mm, locally with places above 70mm (thunderstorms concentrate in the afternoon and evening). During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong winds. Localized heavy rain is likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas; Flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes.

Heavy rain caused flooding on many roads in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of October 8. Photo: Pham Nguyen

Meanwhile, according to the Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Station, currently the equatorial low pressure trough has an axis at about 7-10 degrees North latitude combined with high-altitude easterly wind disturbances that impact and cause rain in the Southern region. set. Total rainfall in the first 10 days of October is commonly from 70 – 170 mm, approximately to higher than the average for many years.

During the 10 days in mid-October (from October 10 to 20), the low pressure trough is likely to become more active again. The weather in the area is common with rain and scattered showers in many places. It is necessary to be wary of the possibility of widespread rains with some places having moderate to heavy to very heavy rain lasting a few days. Beware of thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, and wind gusts that may appear during thunderstorms. Total rainfall is generally higher than the average for many years in the same period, from 90-160mm.

During the last 11 days of October, the Southern region was mainly influenced by the southern edge of the continental cold high pressure tongue and the northern low pressure trough with an axis at about 4-7 degrees north latitude; The wind changes direction to the northeast with weak to moderate intensity. During this time, the East Sea is likely to have a storm or tropical depression causing widespread rain in the area for a few days. Total rainfall during this time will be higher than the average for many years in the same period, typically 70-100mm.

Thus, in the middle and late days of October, Ho Chi Minh City and Southern provinces and cities are likely to continue to receive widespread heavy rains. This year’s rainy season is likely to end approximately 5-10 days later than the average for many years and typically around mid-December.

It is forecasted that in the first half of November, there will also be 1-2 periods of widespread rain, but this period of rain is common in small to moderate amounts, heavy rain is not much anymore.