Tropical depression may strengthen into storm near northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 17:07 20/08/2026A tropical depression over China’s Hainan Island is expected to enter the Gulf of Tonkin and possibly strengthen into the fourth storm of the year in the East Vietnam Sea, heading toward northern Vietnam’s coastal provinces.
Tropical depression to enter Gulf of Tonkin as heavy rain hits northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:45 20/08/2026A tropical depression is forecast to enter the eastern Gulf of Tonkin from Thursday evening to Friday night, bringing heavy rain to coastal areas of northern Vietnam and the north-central region.
Northern Vietnam braces for heavy rain as tropical depression brings strong winds
Vietnam News 10:08 19/08/2026Northern Vietnam is forecast to see widespread heavy rain through Thursday as a tropical depression moves westward over the East Vietnam Sea, while strong winds are expected in the northern waters, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Northern, central Vietnam urged to brace for tropical depression
Vietnam News 13:15 18/08/2026Vietnam’s National Civil Defense Steering Committee early on Tuesday issued an urgent directive to ministries and coastal localities from Quang Ninh to Da Nang, urging proactive measures against a newly-formed tropical depression in the East Vietnam Sea.
Ho Chi Minh City forecast to see heavy rain over next 3 days
Ho Chi Minh City 13:21 17/08/2026Ho Chi Minh City and other southern Vietnamese provinces are expected to see widespread rainfall and thunderstorms over the next three days due to strong upper-level wind convergence.
Multi-day heavy-rain event to soak Vietnam’s northern, north-central parts
Vietnam News 10:03 17/08/2026Widespread heavy rain is forecast to affect northern and north-central Vietnam from Monday night to Friday this week due to the influence of a tropical convergence zone.
Southern Vietnam braces for more rain, while northern region’s heatwave set to ease
Vietnam News 22:30 12/08/2026Southern Vietnam is expected to see increasing rainfall from late Thursday, while the heatwave in the north will possibly ease from Friday and end a day later, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Southern Vietnam to see afternoon thunderstorms today
Vietnam News 08:26 12/08/2026Southern Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, will see showers and thunderstorms from Wednesday afternoon through evening, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Ho Chi Minh City, southern provinces face afternoon thunderstorms over next 3 days
Vietnam News 12:54 11/08/2026An upper-level wind convergence zone will bring afternoon thunderstorms to Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Dong Nai over the next three days, according to the Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Center.
Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Tonkin, southern Vietnam braces for evening showers
Vietnam News 13:27 07/08/2026A tropical depression developed over the Gulf of Tonkin on Friday morning, while southern Vietnam is forecast to experience showers and thunderstorms later in the day, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Morning downpours hit Ho Chi Minh City despite distant storm Kujira
Ho Chi Minh City 12:59 06/08/2026Heavy showers and thunderstorms hit Ho Chi Minh City early on Thursday even though storm Kujira was hundreds of kilometers away from Vietnam, with weather authorities attributing the rainfall to a tropical convergence zone and the southwest monsoon.
Storm Kujira forms over East Vietnam Sea, poses no threat to Vietnam’s coast or mainland
Vietnam News 11:48 05/08/2026A tropical depression in the East Vietnam Sea intensified into storm Kujira in the early hours of Wednesday and is forecast to leave no impact on Vietnam's mainland or coastal areas, said the national weather agency.
