A hot spell forecast for northern Vietnam at the end of this week follows an earlier one in the south.
Meteorologists said the temperature in the north and north centralparts of Vietnam will sharply increase to 36 degrees Celsius, thehighest since the start of this year.
Evening and night rains have also been forecast for the northern highlands on April 14-16
Le Thi Linh from northern Phu Tho province said it always rains at theend of celebrations for the reign of the founding Hung Kings.
"Every year is the same. Rains come after the festival finishes to washthe temple. Hot weather then follows," said the woman who lives closeto the temple.
The north has already been enjoying warmerweather for several days. Temperatures April 12 hit 29-30 degreesCelsius in most areas and even 33 degrees in Dien Bien and Lai Chauprovinces.
Humidity staye at a low 66 percent in Hanoion April 12, helping to maintain a relaxing comfort level for theholidays. However, in northern mountainous provinces, humidity reachedsummertime heights of 95 percent.
The NationalHydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre said this is due to a hotlow-pressure system heading down to the central region.
"Summer has come," said a resident in Hanoi .
Meanwhile, the south has already has sunny and hot days withtemperatures reaching 36 degrees in HCM City and south-easternprovinces.
The weather bureau said these areas stay hot for the next few days. The temperature is forecast to hit 37 degrees.
Vietnam is expected to have more storms, tornadoes and floods thisyear, the result of the La Nina phenomenon which is lowering sea-surfacetemperatures across the equatorial Eastern Central Pacific Ocean. /.
Meteorologists said the temperature in the north and north centralparts of Vietnam will sharply increase to 36 degrees Celsius, thehighest since the start of this year.
Evening and night rains have also been forecast for the northern highlands on April 14-16
Le Thi Linh from northern Phu Tho province said it always rains at theend of celebrations for the reign of the founding Hung Kings.
"Every year is the same. Rains come after the festival finishes to washthe temple. Hot weather then follows," said the woman who lives closeto the temple.
The north has already been enjoying warmerweather for several days. Temperatures April 12 hit 29-30 degreesCelsius in most areas and even 33 degrees in Dien Bien and Lai Chauprovinces.
Humidity staye at a low 66 percent in Hanoion April 12, helping to maintain a relaxing comfort level for theholidays. However, in northern mountainous provinces, humidity reachedsummertime heights of 95 percent.
The NationalHydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre said this is due to a hotlow-pressure system heading down to the central region.
"Summer has come," said a resident in Hanoi .
Meanwhile, the south has already has sunny and hot days withtemperatures reaching 36 degrees in HCM City and south-easternprovinces.
The weather bureau said these areas stay hot for the next few days. The temperature is forecast to hit 37 degrees.
Vietnam is expected to have more storms, tornadoes and floods thisyear, the result of the La Nina phenomenon which is lowering sea-surfacetemperatures across the equatorial Eastern Central Pacific Ocean. /.
