Decoding Hanoi cold rain in mid-summer

According to experts, cold rain, low temperatures in the middle of summer as today are rare weather phenomena.

The meteorological agency said that due to the influence of the southwest wind convergence zone, the weather today, 19/5 in the North has rain, showers and places with thunderstorms; provinces from Thanh Hoa - Thua Thien Hue have rain, there are places with moderate rainfall, heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms. In the thunderstorm there is the possibility of a blow, whirlwinds and wind gusts.

Similarly, there are showers and thunderstorms in the Central Highlands and the South. In thunderstorms there is the possibility of elemental, whirlwind, hail.

Hanoi is cold because of the cold wave of weak air, combining convergence in the upper atmosphere.

Notably, the weather in Hanoi today, the lowest temperature is only about 21 degrees C. Therefore, people feel cold and unusual after the hot summer days.

In the face of these developments, Mr. Le Thanh Hai, Deputy General Director of the National Center for Hydrometeorology, explained that the cold rain appeared in Hanoi in particular and the Northern region, due to the cold air surge. weak, combined convergence in the upper atmosphere. Weather forecast for tomorrow, May 20, cold purchasing status will end.

'The temperature in May in the North and Hanoi is so low. Although in the history of the North, there has been a type of weather in May like that, on May 18, 1979, the temperature was 21.1 degrees Celsius, on 21/5/2000 it was 18.9 degrees Celsius' , he Hai analysis.

It is known that in the past afternoon, day and night (May 18), due to the influence of the high-southwest wind convergence area, in the North and the provinces from Thanh Hoa-Thua Thien Hue there was rain, yes medium and heavy rain; with the rainfall in the last 24 hours, there are some places with quite large rainfall such as: Sin Ho 34.7mm, Tam Duong 43.9mm, SaPa 32.9mm, Dong Van 23.6mm, Tuong Duong 24.2mm.