New: Chaing Mai Weather Forecasts

[george]

New: Chiang Mai weather forecast

[Sparkles]

I,m afraid i don't have great faith in the Thai weather forecasting system,however ,I am prepared to give it a go and look forward to the predicted rain on Thursday

[gotlost]

Rain on Thursday; No Chance.

[el jefe]

Not just Thursday. Three days in a row. That must have been one helluva New Years party I went to. Fell asleep and when I woke up it was September.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

I honestly don't see the point of providing incorrect information.. Weather forecasts about Thailand are a joke. I can beat ALL of them by just giving yesterday's weather report as tomorrow's forecast. I'd only be wrong three times a year when the seasons change.

[george]

I,m afraid i don't have great faith in the Thai weather forecasting system,however ,I am prepared to give it a go and look forward to the predicted rain on Thursday

Maybe you want to wait a few days and compare the results. These forecasts are not made by Thais. Looking forward to see your feedback.

Cheers

[WinnieTheKhwai]

International forecasts are just the same; You can check weather.com, cnn.com yahoo weather, bbc weather.. When it comes to Thailand they all completely lose the plot.

[ChouDoufu]

where is this coming from? i've got similar info from weather underground.

usually reliable.

currently calling for:

20% chance of rain wednesday

60% chance of rain thursday.

[orang37]

Sawasdee Khrup, TV Friends,

First thing we did ... when we saw the announcement about the weather service on TV (applause !) ... was to compare TV's current forecasts with the current WeatherUnderground forecasts for Chiang Mai :

We were relieved to see they were pretty different (two days ago) because our experience has been that the WeatherUnderground forecasts for CM are ... mmm ... kind of a "meteorological fantasia."

We have even hypothesized that the source of WeatherUnderground data for CM may be a local Thai "Mor Doo," or fortune-teller. Or might be a retired farang naval officer basing his predictions on the navel maneuvers on display at the Spotlight Bar.

best, ~o:37;

p.s. please, King of the Nagas, King Mucalinda, hear our prayers; make it rain on Thursday, please, and if your really sexy daughter with the wings, Rani Nagakanya is available, could you put me down for a dance with her for one eternity ?

[gravion]

when it rainys do u ppl ride ur motosai?

ive never ridden on rain b4, but with wet oily roads, its gonna be very slippery?

[gotlost]

I'll put my money on http://www.tmd.go.th/

[realthaideal]

Well.... I had a look. No posting of hi AND LO (!!) on the daily forecast ? That's silly. Here in the cold season we track the cold as well. And then in the hot season we look to the low to know how much we can expect to cool off at night. So there's some room for immediate improvement, though I welcome a specific CM focused weather attempt like this. It could prove to be a very nice thing. But again, stating daily Hi and Lo is STANDARD. Standard.

I'll keep an eye on it and see how it pans out over the year. But otherwise yeah, tmd does me just fine. They predicted that December rain we had fairly well, though it kept getting pushed back till it finally came.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

when it rainys do u ppl ride ur motosai?

ive never ridden on rain b4, but with wet oily roads, its gonna be very slippery?

In the rainy season when it rains a lot, the roads are not overly slippery.

HOWEVER, and this is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to take note of, the very first rain after a period of drought turns the roads UNBELIEVABLY slippery. Especially if it's light rain and/or soon after it starts, all the accumulated grime and dust forms a thing layer of sludge that's seriously slippery. You can see cars and bikes slide around when this happens.

Best not to go out until it either dries up, or until a lot more rain falls to wipe it all clean. Or if you must drive, then take it VERY slow and hope that no pick up trucks slide into you.

Edited January 5, 2010 by WinnieTheKhwai

[Rasseru]

when it rainys do u ppl ride ur motosai?

ive never ridden on rain b4, but with wet oily roads, its gonna be very slippery?

I do. Roads that are suddenly made wet by rain after a long period of dryness can be quite slippery for some time after, as the accumulated dust and oils mix with water and form a slippery solution (usually a matter of just hours, at most, but it depends on, among other things, how much rain there is). Once into the rainy season, though, for example, roads that are rained on almost every day are generally not particularly slippery.

[Rasseru]

Ooops! Didn't see that WinnieTheKhwai had already answered the question!

[Sparkles]

I,m afraid i don't have great faith in the Thai weather forecasting system,however ,I am prepared to give it a go and look forward to the predicted rain on Thursday

Maybe you want to wait a few days and compare the results. These forecasts are not made by Thais. Looking forward to see your feedback.

Cheers

George dont keep us in suspense where does the info come from ? being an ex farmer of sorts I am very interested in rainfall patterns especially in the north where we go for months without any precipatation.

[cmdream]

when it rainys do u ppl ride ur motosai?

ive never ridden on rain b4, but with wet oily roads, its gonna be very slippery?

To answer your question, a big NO. It is dangerous enough when the roads are dry. The brakes get wet

and the roads are very slippery. The Thais seem to drive faster in the rain, strange but true. Take a baht

taxi and you will have no regrets. Live and learn, keeping yourself safe is the top priority in Thailand.

Safe riding

[george]

I,m afraid i don't have great faith in the Thai weather forecasting system,however ,I am prepared to give it a go and look forward to the predicted rain on Thursday

Maybe you want to wait a few days and compare the results. These forecasts are not made by Thais. Looking forward to see your feedback.

Cheers

George dont keep us in suspense where does the info come from ? being an ex farmer of sorts I am very interested in rainfall patterns especially in the north where we go for months without any precipatation.

We will announce the sources next week when we have all the bricks in place. More content will be added shortly so we need to coordinate who is responsible for what. Thanks for your patience in the mean time.

[el jefe]

They predicted "heavy rain" for today. Did I miss it?

If you click on the link for "Chiang Mai" they give you detailed forecasts for every 6 hour period.

The current forecast is for "rain" and "heavy rain" starting tonight (01:00am Thursday) and raining continuously thru Saturday afternoon (13:00). The high temp forecasted for tomorrow is 22° and for Friday 23°.

I'd offer 10-1 odds that that doesn't happen but I bet I still won't get any takers.

I'll stick with the TMD weather forecasts.

[Sparkles]

They predicted "heavy rain" for today. Did I miss it?

If you click on the link for "Chiang Mai" they give you detailed forecasts for every 6 hour period.

The current forecast is for "rain" and "heavy rain" starting tonight (01:00am Thursday) and raining continuously thru Saturday afternoon (13:00). The high temp forecasted for tomorrow is 22° and for Friday 23°.

I'd offer 10-1 odds that that doesn't happen but I bet I still won't get any takers.

I'll stick with the TMD weather forecasts.

1 am is not tonight its early Thursday morning ! I think we are all getting a bit excited, so hot today,hit 28 at my place , could happen !!!

[gotlost]

Rain!?

Edited January 6, 2010 by gotlost

[lannarebirth]

Nice one George. Who'd of thunk it?

[el jefe]

Brief shower now. No one took me up on the 10-1 odds.

I still doubt the heavy rains and cool temps for the next 2 1/2 days,

[ovenman]

Fairly decent rain right now out towards Mae Jo.

[mcgriffith]

Well, I can guarantee Huay Kaew Road is very slippery now.

Because we just had a very brief bit of rain, just enough to float the oils on the road surface; not enough to wash them away.

[gotlost]

OK you win I lose but still nothing on the east side of town.

Edited January 6, 2010 by gotlost

[Sparkles]

OK you win I lose but still nothing on the east side of town.

And nothing at all in Hang Dong. However George has been vindicated ,if its raining where you , all skeptics should offer him a grovelling apology or we may not find out where this information is coming from.

[KevinHunt]

OK you win I lose but still nothing on the east side of town.

And nothing at all in Hang Dong. However George has been vindicated ,if its raining where you , all skeptics should offer him a grovelling apology or we may not find out where this information is coming from.

It'll be rain tonight.

BBC weather video

[ginnyten]

OK you win I lose but still nothing on the east side of town.

And nothing at all in Hang Dong. However George has been vindicated ,if its raining where you , all skeptics should offer him a grovelling apology or we may not find out where this information is coming from.

It'll be rain tonight.

BBC weather video

[ginnyten]

Had a good downpour here in Nong Hoi tonight...appears that the new weather station on Thai Visa is on the mark! I'm hoping for a rainy day tomorrow and finished by dinner time.