The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that today the Southern region maintains the typical weather of the rainy season with intermittent sunny days, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, and scattered thunderstorms at night. big. Northeast to east wind level 2-3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of lightning storms and strong winds.
It is forecasted that in the coming days (December 8-9), the South will continue to have scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, with heavy rain locally.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Huong, Head of the Weather Forecasting Department of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, usually the rainy season in the South ends around the first or middle week of November every year. However, this year the rainy season continues to the present. "So it can be confirmed that the rainy season this year ends later than the average of many years," said Mr. Huong.

The South welcomes the long rainy season this year.

Mr. Huong said, the direct cause is the operation of low pressure range in the equatorial region which is operating from 4-7 degrees north latitude, affecting the weather in the southern region, causing scattered showers and thunderstorms. in the Southern region.
The cause on a larger scale is due to the influence of the La Nina phenomenon. Statistics show that, in years with La Nina impact, the rainy season in the South often lasts longer than usual and the rainfall tends to be higher than the average for many years.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in December 2022-02/2023, there is a possibility of showers and local thunderstorms in the South. The total rainfall in December 2022 is generally 15-80mm higher than the average of many years. Particularly in January-February, 2022, the total rainfall is 5-20mm higher than the average of many years in the same period.
In addition, from now to February 2023, the South is subject to many high tides. The most recent is the high tide from now to 11/12. This is followed by high tides from December 21-29, January 6-10, 2023, January 21-26, 2023, and February 19-24, 2023.
In which, during the strong waves in December 2022 and January 2023, the water level at Vung Tau marine station can reach a high of over 4.15m. In case the high tide coincides with the period of strong northeast monsoon, it will cause flooding in low-lying and low-lying coastal areas and estuaries in the southern coastal area.