How's The Weather N Ocean Right Now ?

[realthaideal]

It's kind of far for neighbors, but why not ? I've got the time for just one quick getaway in the next week or so and I still have yet to check out the beaches of Krabi after several years here. Is the weather as bad as they make it sound right now ? Can you go to the beach - or at east get a 1/2 day of good water and sun in b4 the storms come in ? Id' likely go next week, like 24th-30th. Do you think it's better to wait and not come in stormy times ? Otherwise I'll just go hit some local Northern Thai towns and enjoy the dialects. Thanks in advance for your advice guys.

[seonai]

it's fine, the only thing you have to watch out for is travel by boat but the boat captain will do that for you!!!!! I always advise bringing a light rain jacket in case of rain. Come on down, you'll love it.

[Jai Dee]

You can check out the latest weather forecasts in the links in this thread.

[realthaideal]

Thanks JaiDee. I always use your weather links and send plenty of other folks to them as well. Love the radar maps. They're indispensible. I use the CM one to see what action I can expect around town, and the Thais I show them to are always impressed that I found such an incredible website. They don't know I had a little TV help.

The thing I'm getting at though, is that sometimes the radar and the gov't warnings don't reflect the experienced reality. It may look all clear, but be a gray n drizzly day. Other times the radar shows lots of color and scattered showers, but it is essentially a clear day. For example, the CM radar shows dots of showers everywhere right now. In general these are 5 minute showers that tend to pass by easily if you duck into a bldg for a bit. We have mainly blue and gray skies and weather great for walking around town or hiking right now. It can be confusing from radar to reality.

All I was hoping is for a few locals to chime in and say "Yes, good half to full days of sun." or maybe "Sorry, it's been pouring in 2-3 day sets, maybe best go elsewhere if you have a time restriction." Only the locals can give me the real take on it experientially.

[Jai Dee]

The thing I'm getting at though, is that sometimes the radar and the gov't warnings don't reflect the experienced reality. It may look all clear, but be a gray n drizzly day. Other times the radar shows lots of color and scattered showers, but it is essentially a clear day.

I wonder if there are any webcams set up around Krabi?

They would be great for an instant "snapshot" of the weather conditions.