What is the weather like now? The weather forecasts show thundery showers almost everyday for the next few weeks.

Rains don't fit into my fishing schedule. Any 'live' updates would be appreciated.

Chance of showers daily, mostly warm and overcast, cloudy with chance of sun, then hot and humid. So it is chancy.

Dry, 25 degrees high cloud.

Weather forecasts having been showing possibility of thunders showers or storms for the past 2 months or more. The reality is there has been very little rain in the past 2 months. Days when it does rain it has been for only 15 minutes or so. However August and September are close and that probably means a lot of rain.

Weather forecasts having been showing possibility of thunders showers or storms for the past 2 months or more. The reality is there has been very little rain in the past 2 months. Days when it does rain it has been for only 15 minutes or so. However August and September are close and that probably means a lot of rain.

That's very true. The Mae Taeng and Ping rivers are below normal for this time of year. Almost 100% of the Mae Taeng is diverted to the canal to allow rice planting to start. Last year there was much more water flowing. A few days of hard rain could change all that quickly though.

Rains don't fit into my fishing schedule

Probably not a good idea to visit in the 'wet' season then, eh.

Seems like the perfect weather to wet a line. So no need to bring a boat yet! I'll pack a poncho just in case.

Thks for the update.

I heard it once said that there is a fine line between "fishing" and just standing on the riverbank looking like an idiot. Have fun.

Seems like the perfect weather to wet a line. So no need to bring a boat yet! I'll pack a poncho just in case.

Thks for the update.

Here you can look for yourself everyday.

http://weather.thaivisa.com/chiang-mai/chiang-mai/

Right now it's raining.

Right now it's raining.

We've had light drizzle all day but hard to call it real rain. The OP better bring a parka.... It's down to 21 C here already tonight.

Right now it's raining.

We've had light drizzle all day but hard to call it real rain. The OP better bring a parka.... It's down to 21 C here already tonight.

Would an umbrella do?

Right now it's raining.

We've had light drizzle all day but hard to call it real rain. The OP better bring a parka.... It's down to 21 C here already tonight.

Would an umbrella do?

I need a lesson on using an umbrella to keep out the 21C.

Weather forecasts having been showing possibility of thunders showers or storms for the past 2 months or more. The reality is there has been very little rain in the past 2 months. Days when it does rain it has been for only 15 minutes or so. However August and September are close and that probably means a lot of rain.

That's very true. The Mae Taeng and Ping rivers are below normal for this time of year. Almost 100% of the Mae Taeng is diverted to the canal to allow rice planting to start. Last year there was much more water flowing. A few days of hard rain could change all that quickly though.

IIRC last year's flooding woes started with Nock Ten That was almost exactly a year ago........... If anyone has seen what happened in China last few days it might be time to prepare the sandbags!

Edited July 23, 201213 yr by Paagai

There is a current storm due to come in over N Viet Nam. We could get some rain from this.

Hey Imp, what species are you going after ? Some like the giant snakehead and jungle perch can be pretty active when there's rain on and off. It puts alot of bait in the water and on top, so they're excited. Pretty sure it works the same with some of the various catfish species around too.

I might make you wet, but gray n some drizzle could really improve the overall fishing.

Weather forecasts having been showing possibility of thunders showers or storms for the past 2 months or more. The reality is there has been very little rain in the past 2 months. Days when it does rain it has been for only 15 minutes or so. However August and September are close and that probably means a lot of rain.

That's very true. The Mae Taeng and Ping rivers are below normal for this time of year. Almost 100% of the Mae Taeng is diverted to the canal to allow rice planting to start. Last year there was much more water flowing. A few days of hard rain could change all that quickly though.

IIRC last year's flooding woes started with Nock Ten That was almost exactly a year ago........... If anyone has seen what happened in China last few days it might be time to prepare the sandbags!

Except, of course, that the whole of last year was already very wet up until that point, including a very out of the ordinary "hot ^& dry season that wasn't"

There has been some heavy rain upcountry, and coupled with the steady rain/drizzel of the last few days, the river will be up some. Sadly the "hyro" site is down at the moment.

Hey Imp, what species are you going after ? Some like the giant snakehead and jungle perch can be pretty active when there's rain on and off. It puts alot of bait in the water and on top, so they're excited. Pretty sure it works the same with some of the various catfish species around too.

It might make you wet, but gray n some drizzle could really improve the overall fishing.

I have no particular favorite specie, just like any fish at the end of my line. LOL. This time I'm planning for Pla Buek and Pla Sawai. Need some exercise after a year's layoff. VBG. The sun and the rain don't bother me ... I take it as it comes. It's the lightning that can pose a threat to carbon fishing rods, and also being the highest point in the middle of a body of water. I'm not suicidal ... yet! VBG

I find most fishes feed after the rains had stopped, especially when it rains on a hot day.

I think this thread replacing the rain thread is a good indication of how little rain we've had this year.