How long do thunderstorms in the North last?

These past days, prolonged heavy rain continuously in the mountainous and midland provinces of the North, with heavy to very heavy rain in many places, recorded floods, flash floods, landslides and inundation in the mountainous provinces of the North such as Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen , Bac Giang…

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, due to the influence of the low pressure trough and the strong wind convergence area, during the day and tonight (May 13), the northern mountainous and midland areas will continue to Continuously with moderate rain, heavy rain, in some places it rains very heavily with a common rainfall of 40-80mm/24h, in some places over 100mm/24h.

Particularly in Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Hoa Binh, Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai and Phu Tho areas, the popularity is 70-120mm/24h, in some places over 150mm/24h.

It is forecasted that from tomorrow (May 14) to about May 15, the mountainous area and the Northern Midlands will continue to have moderate rain, heavy rain, and very heavy rain with a common rainfall of 50-100mm/period. , there are places over 200mm/batch.

In the Northern Delta and Thanh Hoa, from now (May 13) to about May 15, there will be showers and thunderstorms, with moderate to heavy rain locally with a rainfall of 40-70mm/24h, in some places over 80mm /24h.

Hanoi capital from now (May 13) to May 15 has showers and thunderstorms, with moderate rain and heavy rain locally.

The meteorological agency warned that in thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong winds. Particularly in the Northern mountainous region, where heavy rain has lasted for many days, there is a very high risk of flash floods, landslides and inundation, especially in Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Quang Ninh and Lang Son.

It is forecasted that from May 15, due to the influence of cold air compressing the low-pressure trench to the North Central region, the rain will gradually decrease in the northern provinces. The temperature in the North from May 16 will also drop sharply with the lowest temperature in the Northern Delta from 20-22 degrees, in the mountains below 18 degrees.

The distant forecast shows that, around May 20, the wind convergence area is likely to reset in the North, causing showers and thunderstorms.

From Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien Hue, from about 13-14 in the North, there are scattered showers and thunderstorms (rain concentrated in the afternoon and evening). From May 15-16, the whole area has showers and thunderstorms, with moderate rain and heavy rain locally.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the next one month, the Northern and North Central provinces will continue to have cooler summer days with more rain. The temperature during this period is forecasted to be 0.5-1 degrees lower, the rainfall 10-30% higher than the average of many years.

Meanwhile, in the Central Highlands and the South, from about May 15 to May 16, due to the operation of the southwest monsoon, there are scattered showers and thunderstorms, the time of rain is concentrated in the evening and evening.