Storms and tropical depressions are expected to arrive in the East Sea early in 2018, with a high chance of a storm forming in the south of the East Sea in mid February
Hanoi (VNA) – Storms and tropical depressionsare expected to arrive in the East Sea early in 2018, with a high chance of astorm forming in the south of the East Sea in mid February, said Hoang DucCuong, Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting(NCHMF).
Thunderstorm, lightning, whirlwind, and hail are predictedto occur nationwide in April and May, particularly in the north, CentralHighlands, and south regions.
The average temperature in February, March and April isforecast to stay around that of the same period of many years, with strong coldwaves to continue in the north in the second half of February but less intenseand for shorter duration. Meanwhile, heat waves are expected to come late.
From March to April, rainfall in the north will be 10-30percent lower than the average of the same period of many years, while thecentral region will see about the same rainfall as that of the same period ofmany years.
March will be the dry season in the Central Highlands andthe south, however, the south will possibly see out-of-season rains, therefore,the rainfall in March will be higher than average, and increase by 15-30percent compared with the average in April and May.
The water levels on rivers in the north, such as Da, Thao,Lo, Red rivers, will fall between 5-30 percent in the March – May period, withthe lowest level of 0.3 – 0.4 metres possibly recorded on the Red River inHanoi in March.
Droughts and water shortage on small scale are predicted forthe south central region and Central Highlands.
The water level on the upper source of Mekong River will besimilar to that of the same period in 2017. Salt intrusion in the south will belower than average and similar to that of the same period in 2017.- VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
