Weatherman forecasts cooler summer for Vietnam
By Gia Chinh April 3, 2021 | 04:00 pm GMT+7
A boy plays within an artificial lake in Hanoi to escape the summer heat, July 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy.
Northern and central Vietnam are likely to experience a cooler summer this year, with average temperatures dropping by up to one degree Celsius over previous years.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting attributes the lower summer temperatures than 2020 to the La Nina phenomenon persisting until April-May and the water surface temperature trend on the Pacific Ocean remaining in its cold phase.
As April is only a transitional time period between cold and hot temperatures, more cold spells are likely. A weak mass of cold air is expected to travel from Upper Laos to northern Vietnam regions Sunday, triggering rains and strong winds. Heavy rains and strong winds should be expected particularly in mountainous areas, the center said.