Thai Meteorological Department issues flash floods and heavy rain warning

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The Thai Meteorological Department has announced a cautionary warning for the period between 8 to 10 July, urging people to brace for heavy rainfall, risk of flash floods, and forest runoff. The department also warned of high waves, recommending that people avoid travelling by boat.

 

Today, The Meteorological Department forecasted the weather over the next 24-hour period, emphasising that a moderate southwest monsoon continues to prevail over the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand, resulting in ongoing thundershowers over the period.

 

In the upper Andaman Sea, the wave height reaches 1 to 2 metres, and in areas where there are thundershowers, the waves can exceed 2 metres. In the lower Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, the waves are approximately 1 metre high, and in areas where there are thundershowers, waves can reach 1 to 2 metres height. Boat operators in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand are urged to travel with caution and avoid areas with thundershowers over the period.

The weather forecast for Thailand, starting from midnight today to midnight tomorrow, predicts 40% of the northern region will experience thundershowers, mainly in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, and Phetchabun. Temperatures will reach a minimum of 24 to 26 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 34 to 37 degrees Celsius, with southwest winds blowing at a speed of 10 to 20 kilometres per hour.

 

by Samantha Rose 

Picture courtesy of Eutah Mizushima, Unsplash

 

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[jvs]

I wish every one to stay save and not have any flooding troubles but

here in the cha-am area we really need some rain.

 

[thepanom]

46 minutes ago, jvs said:

I wish every one to stay save and not have any flooding troubles but

here in the cha-am area we really need some rain.

 

Yes it get dark every day, thunder, but no rain

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, jvs said:

but

here in the cha-am area we really need some rain.

We too are desperate for rain down here in Samui.

[poskat]

Based on their previous prophecies, that means we can expect three drys...

[Seppius]

59 minutes ago, poskat said:

Based on their previous prophecies, that means we can expect three drys...

True, nothing on the radar I can see for them to make yet another prediction, last one was for the whole country, and nothing. Maybe just wishful thinking as we do need some badly

 

"Thailand’s dry spell forecast to linger until 2024"

 

"The department said between Jan 1 and July 2, the country’s rainfall nationwide was 25% below average, and dry spells have been forecast in many areas until July 17."

 

https://en.vietnamplus.vn/thailands-dry-spell-forecast-to-linger-until-2024/255930.vnp

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, jvs said:

I wish every one to stay save and not have any flooding troubles but

here in the cha-am area we really need some rain.

 

Lots of rain warning yet no rain here.

[huangnon]

Just had an enormous thunderstorm and downpour here in Rayong. Lots of flooding due to the ridiculous amount of construction and digging going on near our office. Note to self: Careful what you wish for.

[Skeptic7]

Just recycling the same "future telling" everyday. Bound to get it right one if these months.☀️

[Guderian]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The weather forecast for Thailand, starting from midnight today to midnight tomorrow, predicts 40% of the northern region will experience thundershowers, mainly in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, and Phetchabun.

A misleading headline, it makes it sound like the warning is for the whole country, while it only covers 40% of 8 provinces, encompassing roughly 15% to 20% of Thailand's area. A more realistic headline would be:

"Thai Meteorological Department issues flash floods and heavy rain warning for less than 10% of the country."

[zzaa09]

So much for the expert prognostication that we were gonna see a drier July. 

Hah!

 

Been raining here everyday in July.....the immediate and long-range forecast [locally] is calling for continued rain - as it would be this time of the year - leading up to the second wave of August through October. 

 

Experts. 

[Troy Tempest]

22 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

We too are desperate for rain down here in Samui.

Weird weather on Samui....We have had prctically no rain since February.

 

Last night we had a massive Thunder Storm and it P!SSED down where I live (Hua Thanon).

 

However, I have friends in Lamai just 3K up the road who heard the storm, but got No Rain.