The Thai Meteorological Department reveals today that across Thailand, intense rain is anticipated for 60% to 80% of the country, with some regions expected to experience heavy downpours. Particularly for Bangkok’s capital, afternoon to evening rain showers are expected.

 

This weather prediction points towards an acute southwesterly monsoon, currently strong over the Andaman Sea and Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand where it’s starting to weaken. As a subtropical ridge weakens while traversing the northern part of Thailand, and the upper Laos region, it allows a low-pressure trough around the upper Vietnam and Tonkin Gulf to influence Thailand’s weather, causing heavy rain in some locations in the northern, northeastern, eastern, and eastern regions by the southern coast. This ongoing condition still leads to very heavy rain in certain areas around the west coast of the southern region.

 

In the northern region, there’s a 60% chance of rain with thunderstorms, and heavy rain is expected in some areas in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phayao, Nan, Phrae, Lamphun, Lampang, Uttaradit and Tak. The weather temperature range is between 23-27 degrees Celsius, with the high being between 32-37 degrees Celsius. The wind comes from a southwestern direction, moving at a speed of 10-20 kilometres per hour.

In the northeastern region, similar conditions are predicted with a 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms. Heavy rainfall is also forecasted around Loei, Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, Udon Thani, Sakon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom provinces. Low temperatures in the region are between 23-26 degrees Celsius, with the top temperatures reaching 34-37 degrees Celsius. Winds are blowing from the southwest at speeds of 10-20 kilometres per hour.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

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Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/weather/heavy-rain-forecasted-across-thailand-due-to-strong-southwest-monsoon

 

-- Thaiger 2023-08-16

Nice and sunny day on Ko Samui ;)

Some showers across the far north, but not much else, and nowt worth talking about over Bangkok or the Eastern Seaboard. Here's the TMD composite radar image for 2:30 this afternoon...

 

I hope so here in Lopburi province we are almost is a drought, a lot of rice crops have yet to be sown, crops of maize and cassava are dying from lack of water, sugar cane is not growing no rain.

This is about the third or fourth report saying heavy rain is due, if it is, it is missing us out.

The Pasak Jolasid dam   one of the biggest in the region has shut all its gates not letting any water out trying to conserve what water they is. 

June and July we had 110mm of rain, last June/ July 237 mm of rain defiantly an El Nimo year.

Well rainy season is June to October, so bring on the rain. 

Sounds like the northern dams need the water.