Thailand bracing for temperature drop due to cold blast from China

[webfact]

A new blast of cold air is set to lower temperatures by four degrees Celsius, warns the Meteorological Department of Thailand (TMD). This weather shift, prompted by a strong high-pressure system from southern China and northern Vietnam, is anticipated to affect the northeastern and eastern parts of Thailand today.

 

The cold weather and strong winds in the northeast are expected to result in a drop of 2-4 degrees Celsius while the eastern region will experience a 1-3 degrees Celsius decrease. With these sudden weather changes, residents in these regions are urged to take care of their health. The north-eastern monsoon over the Gulf of Thailand and the southern region is also intensifying, leading to increased cloud cover in the southern region.

 

The lower part of the Gulf of Thailand is expected to experience waves of 1-2 metres in height, with areas experiencing thunderstorms likely to have waves higher than 2 metres. Sailers and fishermen in the lower Gulf of Thailand are advised to avoid areas experiencing thunderstorms due to these conditions.

The current weather conditions are also resulting in an accumulation of dust particles/ smog in the lower northern, lower north-eastern, central including Bangkok, and eastern regions. This is attributed to the weak winds covering the area and poor air circulation.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of Eutah Mizushima, Unsplash.

 

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[Gottfrid]

Yeah, it´s gonna be freezing. 

[flyingtlger]

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

The current weather conditions are also resulting in an accumulation of dust particles/ smog in the lower northern, lower north-eastern, central including Bangkok, and eastern regions

Nothing new....

[retarius]

Those evil Chinese. More villainy, followed by an escaped weather balloon, no doubt.

[Gweiloman]

We’ve been having some extremely pleasant evening and early morning weather in CM since November. What I would give for the whole year to be like this.

[positivevibes]

Must be climate warming!

[soalbundy]

Here in Surin it's fierce mild.

[ikke1959]

Freezing with 2 to 4 degrees???? Freezing cold indeed but no frost

[Denim]

Well, I don't think I'll bother lashing myself to the balcony to brace for the cold blast. 

[rwill]

I'm sure the accululation of particles in the air has nothing to do with it being sugar cane harvesting season...

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Yeah, it´s gonna be freezing. 

26C at 04:00 this morning, now 35C and still rising.

[Shoeless Joe]

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

Freezing with 2 to 4 degrees???? Freezing cold indeed but no frost

Did you even read the story?

It says a temperarure drop of BY 2-4c not TO 2-4c 😵

Joe

[dinsdale]

35C down to 31C. Yep it's time to crack out the jacket and beanie.

 

[lavender19]

Does anything any good ever come from China?

[Gweiloman]

14C tonight in CM

[Gweiloman]

6 minutes ago, lavender19 said:

Does anything any good ever come from China?

Yup. Much more than from wherever you are probably from. Peace and trade vs war and colonialism and imperialism.

[ikke1959]

4 hours ago, Shoeless Joe said:

Did you even read the story?

It says a temperarure drop of BY 2-4c not TO 2-4c 😵

Joe

I did, but did you do it??

 

The northern region will experience cool to cold weather with morning fog. The lowest temperature will be between 13-18 degrees Celsius and the highest will be between 30-35 degrees Celsius. The mountain tops will experience cold to very cold weather with some places experiencing frost. The lowest temperature will be between 4-12 degrees Celsius.

 

From the Thaiger :)

 

Edited January 22 by ikke1959

[John Drake]

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For Bangkok and its vicinity, there will be some fog in the morning. The lowest temperature will be between 23-25 degrees Celsius and the highest will be between 34-36 degrees Celsius. 

 

In other words the exact same as it has been at night for a month and a couple of degrees hotter during the day.

[Gottfrid]

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

26C at 04:00 this morning, now 35C and still rising.

Like I said. Cold as hell. Wait now? Hell is hot, right?

[it is what it is]

 

this should be a good news story surely?! we can all feel human for a few days.

[puck2]

3 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

14C tonight in CM

....... 12° in the Pang Mapha valley of the Mae Hong Son province. We are the winners .

Our dogs sleep now on warm towels on our protected entrance. Our young funny dog-darling scratched on the door, and we let him in for sleeping on a warm blanket overnight. Yesterday we didn't react immediately, then he barked ... successfully!

[lordblackader]

19 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Freezing with 2 to 4 degrees???? Freezing cold indeed but no frost

There has been frost on Doi Inthanon for the last 3-4 days. 

[bokningar]

20 hours ago, positivevibes said:

Must be climate warming!

When it is warm it is climate change when it is cold it is weather.

[bokningar]

13 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

Yup. Much more than from wherever you are probably from. Peace and trade vs war and colonialism and imperialism.

Don’t forget to tell Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines that

[lavender19]

14 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

Yup. Much more than from wherever you are probably from. Peace and trade vs war and colonialism and imperialism.

Sorry Comrade