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Heat wave continues in northern, central regions

Northern and central provinces would continue to experience prolonged hot weather due to a low pressure system, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has said.
Heat wave continues in northern, central regions ảnh 1A street vendor uses a mini electric fan to cool herself. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Northern and centralprovinces would continue to experience prolonged hot weather due to alow pressure system, the National Centre for Hydro-MeteorologicalForecasting has said.

Maximum temperatures are likely toreach 35-37 degree Celsius for 11-16 hours per day.

Ultraviolet (UV) levels have reached from 6-9 inHanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, posing a high level of risk for peopleexposed directly to sunlight. The disaster risk level due to the hotweather has been set at 1.

Northern mountainous provinces will welcomeshowers and scattered strong winds with lightning and whirlwinds on June 7night.

The central region from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hueprovinces also has showers and scattered rain with temperature from 26 to 37degree Celsius.

The same conditions are forecast from thecentral city of Da Nang to the south central province of Binh Thuan andthe Central Highlands.

Southern provinces will be cloudy withscattered rain and strong winds day and night with temperatures of 24-33degree Celsius.-VNA
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