According to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, the north will have some sunny days with average temperatures of between 25-34 degrees Celsius until August 16. From August 17, rains will return in the whole region.
Meanwhile, hot weather will continue in the central region this week with average temperatures of between 35-37 degrees Celsius.
The Central Highlands and south will see more rains from the weekend.
Heavy rains have occurred in many regions of the country over the past month, mainly in the north and central regions with average rainfall of between 100-300 mm per day in lowland areas and 250-500 mm per day in mountainous areas.
Statistics from the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control showed that 13 people were killed, eight injured, and two others left missing in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains between August 2-10 in the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau, Yen Bai, Son La, Lao Cai, and Thai Nguyen. The natural disaster also damaged over 1,180 houses, 700 roads, and 1,200 hectares of plants.
The centre also forecasted that the El Nino phenomenon will continue to affect the country until September 10 with the northwest and southern central regions hardest hit. The average temperatures in those areas are forecasted to be between 0.5-1 degree higher than that of many previous years.