The Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning for today, forecasting heavy rainfall across the Northern, Northeastern, Central, and Eastern regions, as well as Bangkok, with a likelihood of up to 70% in some areas.

 

These conditions are due to the convergence of a monsoon trough over Northern and Northeastern Thailand towards a low-pressure area along the central Vietnamese coast. This is coupled with the southwest monsoon prevailing over the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand, resulting in heavy rainfall in certain parts of the country.

 

For the Northern region, thunderstorms are expected in 70% of the area, with heavy rainfall in certain localities, specifically in the provinces of Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Sukhothai, Tak, Kamphaeng Phet, Phitsanulok, Phichit, and Phetchabun. The minimum temperatures will range between 23-25 degrees Celsius, while the maximum will be between 32-36 degrees Celsius. The wind will be variable with speeds ranging from 10-20 kilometres per hour.

 

In the Northeast, there will be thunderstorms in 70% of the area and heavy rains in certain places, particularly in the provinces of Loei, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, Yasothon, Amnat Charoen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram, Surin, Sisaket, Ubon Ratchathani, Bueng Kan, Nakhon Phanom, and Sakon Nakhon. The temperatures will range from 24-25 degrees Celsius at the lowest and 33-36 degrees Celsius at the highest. Variable winds will carry speeds between 10-20 kilometres per hour.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/heavy-rainfall-forecast-across-thailand-with-thunderstorms-in-70-of-regions

 

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They've been promising this downpour for ages, Madam is still watering the garden as we've seen little decent wet.

 

Plenty of grumblings in the interior but actual rain seems to be avoiding us.

 

Where are you? Here in Kanchanaburi we've had two days of near biblical downpours and both of our reservoirs are overflowing which is a relief.

Got a heavy stonker about 5pm yesterday in HH at last  ????

The rain did a wide circle around Khon Kaen so far 

Some very short sprinkle helping nothing.

The rainfall radar at 12:45 - Biblical it is not! Or maybe in the sense that the Bible has a lot of desert in it, lol.

 

These weather forecasts must come from the same guy who invents foreign tourist arrivals here. 

 

Very inaccurate

4 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Where are you? Here in Kanchanaburi we've had two days of near biblical downpours and both of our reservoirs are overflowing which is a relief.

Only in part of Kanchanaburi that is!!. Did at last get a good downpour last night in town but had only a few spots for ages!!

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning for today, forecasting heavy rainfall across the Northern, Northeastern, Central, and Eastern regions, as well as Bangkok, with a likelihood of up to 70% in some areas.

Sweating bullets here, need some rain for sure.

Yesterday had a handful of drops for 5 minutes, amounted to nothing.

5 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Where are you? Here in Kanchanaburi we've had two days of near biblical downpours and both of our reservoirs are overflowing which is a relief.

Rain season also started in Rayong now. The annual evening thunderstorms and heavy rains following through the night.

 

Certainly welcome. Our lawn looks like Agent Orange has been used on it

16 hours ago, huangnon said:

Certainly welcome. Our lawn looks like Agent Orange has been used on it

Yes mine has camels and the Kuwaitis want to race their bikes on it.....all this talk of heavy rains yet not seen enough to dampen the cat!

21 hours ago, DPKANKAN said:

Only in part of Kanchanaburi that is!!. Did at last get a good downpour last night in town but had only a few spots for ages!!

I'll send you a bucketful.