Saturday morning in Hanoi and HCMC experienced deterioritating and unfavorable air quality

Both Hanoi and HCMC experience dangerously high levels of unhealthy air quality on Saturday, with peak PM2.5 concentrations that are far above WHO guidelines.

AccuWeather, a U.S.-based weather service, recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Hanoi on Saturday at 116 and a PM2.5 level of 66 µg/m3 - indicating 'unhealthy' air quality conditions.

Hanoi's Air Quality Index (AQI) is anticipated to remain between 118 and 120 until next Tuesday. A higher index suggests more polluted air conditions.

In HCMC, air quality levels on Saturday were rated as 'fair' by AccuWeather, with an AQI of 23. PM2.5 concentrations in the atmosphere registered a 'fair' value of 23 µg/m3.

The air quality in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to remain at 'fair' until next Tuesday, with the predicted AQI ranging from 37–47.

IQAir, based in Switzerland, recently released its latest assessment of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City's air quality. Both communities were found to be categorized as 'unhealthy' on Saturday

The air quality index in Hanoi, Vietnam was observed to settle at a rating of 152 and the particulate matter concentration (PM2.5) clocked in at 56.6 µg/m3 - eleven times more than what is deemed acceptable by WHO standards for environmental conditions.

The AQI in Hanoi is expected to remain between 102 - 152 until next Friday, which could be either unhealthy air quality for those with particular allergies or simply unhealthy according to AirVisual readings.

AirVisual captured more than 159 AQI in HCMC on Saturday, with an air pollution level of 71 µg/m3 - 14.2 times higher than acceptable WHO standards!

Until next Thursday, the air quality in HCMC is expected to remain at either "moderate" or "unhealthy for sensitive groups" levels with an AQI ranging from 96 to 146.