Higher temperatures, be prepared for storms making landfall.
According to Mr. Nguyen Duc Hoa, Deputy Head of the Climate Forecasting Department at the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, from now until mid-November, the average temperature nationwide will generally be 1.0-2 degrees Celsius higher than the multi-year average; in particular, the average temperature in the Northern region and the Thanh Hoa - Hue area will generally be 1.5-2.5 degrees Celsius higher, with some places experiencing even higher temperatures.
Total rainfall in the mountainous areas of Northern and Southern Vietnam and Lam Dong province was generally close to the multi-year average, with some areas experiencing 10-20% higher rainfall than the multi-year average for the same period; other areas generally experienced 20-40% lower rainfall than the multi-year average, with some areas in the provinces from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai experiencing 40-50% lower rainfall.