Thailand looks set to enter this year’s rainy season next Monday. It will last through to mid-October and signals the end of the long hot summer, with a forecast for about 5% less than average rainfall, according to the Meteorological Department.

 

Most of Thailand is forecast to see more rain as high-altitude air currents, about 3.5km from the surface, will change direction to south-westerly, while the higher-altitude currents will turn easterly.

 

These weather fluctuations are forecast to bring humidity from the Andaman Sea across the country, said the Weatherman, adding that, during June and July, Thailand may experience a shortage of rainfall, leading to droughts in some areas, especially outside irrigation zones.

 

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Looks like June and July may not be a very rainy season for some 

Lets hope enough to get crops established and not too much in August and September to flatten them 

 

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Most of Thailand is forecast to see more rain as high-altitude air currents, about 3.5km from the surface, will change direction to south-westerly, while the higher-altitude currents will turn easterly.

All of this next Monday? 555

 

Damn, I hate the rainy season

 

Dry season expected to end next Monday with the arrival of rainy season

 

I have always heard that when it rains allot it is not dry!

Dry season expected to end next Monday with the arrival of rainy season

I am soooo ready.  I hate this time of year.  Between the oppressive heat and the air quality, there is nothing good about it with the exception that a lot of the local trees bloom this time of year.  If the air quality didn't suck so bad, it would be beautiful. 

Anyway, I need to get the "project" cannabis plants out of their pots and into the ground and good soaking rains would help that venture along.  ????

2 hours ago, 473geo said:

Looks like June and July may not be a very rainy season for some 

Lets hope enough to get crops established and not too much in August and September to flatten them 

 

The problem is crops are planted say end of May, you get a drought in June and July, like we have had before, corn crops will die, very rarely to much rain will flatten a crop, not like our corn crops at home, heavy rain down they go, a few rice crops may go down.

Corn crop dies dairy farmers will cut the plants for they cow's, then the landowner will re-seed when the rains come again. 

I'm just going to have a guess. WRONG! This will be the earlist start to the wet season since I've been here. 19 yrs. If anything it's been sliding later.

1 hour ago, connda said:

Dry season expected to end next Monday with the arrival of rainy season

I am soooo ready.  I hate this time of year.  Between the oppressive heat and the air quality, there is nothing good about it with the exception that a lot of the local trees bloom this time of year.  If the air quality didn't suck so bad, it would be beautiful. 

Anyway, I need to get the "project" cannabis plants out of their pots and into the ground and good soaking rains would help that venture along.  ????

Are you kidding. It's boiling hot and humid everyday. We are now in the build up to the wet season. Couple of months to go until it really breaks.

3 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I'm just going to have a guess. WRONG! This will be the earlist start to the wet season since I've been here. 19 yrs. If anything it's been sliding later.

I do not know where you live, but this time last year corn crop were 2-foot-tall rains come early, when we grew corn, last time 8 years ago it was between now and end of May when we drilled corn, that is after a good week plus of rain beforehand.

This year things are late, only thing growing is sugar cane and cassava only because it has been irrigated.  

28 minutes ago, kickstart said:

I do not know where you live, but this time last year corn crop were 2-foot-tall rains come early, when we grew corn, last time 8 years ago it was between now and end of May when we drilled corn, that is after a good week plus of rain beforehand.

This year things are late, only thing growing is sugar cane and cassava only because it has been irrigated.  

Fair comment I guess but I wasn't talking about corn.

My post:

"I'm just going to have a guess. WRONG! This will be the earlist [earliest sorry typo] start to the wet season since I've been here. 19 yrs. If anything it's been sliding later."

 

 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand looks set to enter this year’s rainy season next Monday.

So suddenly?

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

with a forecast for about 5% less than average rainfall, according to the Meteorological Department.

 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Most of Thailand is forecast to see more rain as high-altitude air currents,

When less is more ?

The rains will be most welcome. The heat has been worse than I ever remember. 

11 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Damn, I hate the rainy season

 

I thought I was not too keen, but this hot weather has made me look forward to it. 

They could have told us at what time on Monday so we can be prepared.....

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand looks set to enter this year’s rainy season next Monday

Thank (expletive) , I've had enough of this (expletive) hot weather 

Think rainy season has already arrived here on Phuket ????️

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The rains will be most welcome. The heat has been worse than I ever remember. 

My first Hot Season in Thailand (Just Married in January) and it has to be to be the worst anyone can remember, even in our village. ????I have had air con fitted in the bathroom so I can have a shower and get dry otherwise in a perpetual 'moist'  state since I would break out sweating immediately after the shower. 

"Dry season expected to end next Monday."

 

Do you know what time? GF was planning to hand some washing out.

The rainy season will start at 09.00 in Bangkok on Monday, and will move progressively across the Country, with it expected to start at 15.35 in Pattaya and 15.50 in Rayong

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I thought I was not too keen, but this hot weather has made me look forward to it. 

I've been here long enough to know to go abraod in April

16 hours ago, KannikaP said:

All of this next Monday? 555

 

 What time will Thailand turn on the rain? 

36 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

 What time will Thailand turn on the rain? 

In my world, today is Saturday, so 'next Monday' will be in a couple of days.

3 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

In my world, today is Saturday, so 'next Monday' will be in a couple of days.

 My world too. I'd misplaced a day.

1 minute ago, JensenZ said:

 My world too. I'd misplaced a day.

No, tomorrow is Sunday = the day Man City become Champions....again.  555

51 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

In my world, today is Saturday, so 'next Monday' will be in a couple of days.

Nope, that's 'this Monday '

47 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

 My world too. I'd misplaced a day.

Nope, that's 'this Monday'

2 minutes ago, RobU said:

Nope, that's 'this Monday '

Same thing. Then would come 'A week on Monday'.

15 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Same thing. Then would come 'A week on Monday'.

'a week on Monday' and 'next Monday' are the same. Both are the Monday that follows 'this monday' which is short for 'this coming monday'