What's The Weather Doing Now?

[Rooo]

Pretty severe on the mountain.

[phetphet]

Very strong wind at midday today. Took a couple of very large heavy foam cushions from my balcony, and dumped them about fifty yards away.

[Tropicalevo]

We are about 50 meters above sea level and the winds hit us full on just before midday.

Triffids in the plant pots 'walking' across the deck. One died and so did the plant pot. BBQ decided to move to the other side of the deck.

Loads of coconuts and branches in the garden and no power for about 11 hours. I'll know more about the damage in the area in the morning.

Bangrak was a bit of a mess when I drove through at about 1.30 pm.

I think that you are lucky cornishcarlos - I would be surprised if none of the boats in Bangrak bay did not move.

[samuijimmy]

We are about 50 meters above sea level and the winds hit us full on just before midday.

Triffids in the plant pots 'walking' across the deck. One died and so did the plant pot. BBQ decided to move to the other side of the deck.

Loads of coconuts and branches in the garden and no power for about 11 hours. I'll know more about the damage in the area in the morning.

Bangrak was a bit of a mess when I drove through at about 1.30 pm.

I think that you are lucky cornishcarlos - I would be surprised if none of the boats in Bangrak bay did not move.

But have you had any rain yet?...... Wind dries out things as much as the sun!

What are "Triffids" BTW? not sure I know those....

[Rooo]

What are "Triffids" BTW? not sure I know those....

The triffid is a fictitious, tall, mobile, prolific and highly venomous plant species, the titular antagonist in John Wyndham's 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids.

[samuijimmy]

What are "Triffids" BTW? not sure I know those....

The triffid is a fictitious, tall, mobile, prolific and highly venomous plant species, the titular antagonist in John Wyndham's 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids.

I knew I should not have asked! should have looked it up first!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVXEA7_y344

[BigC]

Sometimes a bit of wind can be nice

Open windows free cool air

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[Rooo]

Big rain later today.

http://www2.tmd.go.th/radar/cmpLoop2.php

http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=30397

[samuijimmy]

Big rain later today.

http://www2.tmd.go.th/radar/cmpLoop2.php

http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=30397

Well that did not materialize ... at least not in Maenam yet! ..... Now I have to go water the garden!

[PoorSucker]

Not windy today, but when driving up to the parking at Makro a 5 meter steel roofing comes flying 10 meters over my head.

A freak wind had hit the car park and some 15 steel roofing went airborne.

No causalities but some cars got hit bad.

[Rooo]

Beware of flash floods.

[samuijimmy]

It's very gusty up here on the north end (Maenam) this morning.... perhaps creating high waves.... which may affect ferries?

Perhaps a bit more rain, one of those days it is hard to know what will come !

[samuijimmy]

Back to perfect weather..... sunny with some breeze

Maenam beach at Soi One around noon..... most tourists still sleeping !

a few puffy white clouds

[flip]

How is the weather at the moment in Samui?

[Samui Coconut]

At this present moment (Saturday, 30.August, 07.00AM) it is cloudy, slight drizzle in some places, more rain likely, wind speed 3/kph, USM airport operating normal, 06.00 and 06.15 flight left on time.....

[Tropicalevo]

The weather is very pleasant thank you - and how is it where you are?

Seriously though - one of the more accurate weather maps is

http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=30397

It does not update automatically!

[samuijimmy]

The weather is very pleasant thank you - and how is it where you are?

Seriously though - one of the more accurate weather maps is

http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=30397

It does not update automatically!

For those of us who cannot, understand Windguru.... this link gives a better overview!

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Ko+Samui+Thailand+THXX0046

This is what it has been like for last few days... overcast with the odd showers.... pleasant and not too hot!

Ban Por beach.

[Rooo]

Pretty bad storm hitting Bophut.

[Gulfsailor]

Pretty bad storm hitting Bophut.

I was already waiting for your update on this Roo. The howling woke me up half an hour ago. So went downstairs and let the dogs inside to wait it out. Could be a while though looking at the radar images.

[Rooo]

Some heavy stuff & more wind to follow.

[samuijimmy]

A bit of a mixed bag of stormy weather happening now, on Samui, wind and occasional rain/showers, it looks like it might be here all week....

[samuijimmy]

Good steady rain in Maenam area this morning....

...much more than the quick showers we've been getting of late .... perhaps the rainy season has started???

[PoorSucker]

In case you wonder about why it's raining today.

EarthWindMap

[Tropicalevo]

A tad wet up here at the pointy end. Heavy rain on and off most of the day so far - looks set for a while

[samuijimmy]

A tad wet up here at the pointy end. Heavy rain on and off most of the day so far - looks set for a while

Yep same in Maenam area too.... one wonders what November monsoon season will bring!

But we can't complain about last month too much! .... The odd showers and mostly nice days and not too hot!

[Gulfsailor]

Something is brewing in the South China Sea. If it continues to strengthen it could develop into an actual typhoon early next week in the Gulf of Thailand. Last time that happened was exactly 25 years ago, when typhoon Gay made landfall in Chumphon and caused significant damages and loss of life.

[SamuiRes]

More info on this here including the path of past storms through this area. Various storms shown but Invest99W is at the bottom of the web page.

http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/

Probably worth keeping an eye on.

[samuijimmy]

Perhaps this should be moved to What's the weather doing now....?

So far today, it seems like the calm before the storm, so far at least anyway! Let's hope this misses us...

[Gatorade]

Wind Guru supported by other Met agencies is giving wind gusts up to 50Knots (58MPH) around Sunday midday.

Wind from the NW swinging to NE/East.

If they have got it right then we can expect power cuts.

In my experience the forecasts are usually accurate but the timings can vary by up to 24 hours. We shall see!

[churchill]

Hope it goes elsewhere !

see thread already running http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/774371-invest-99w-developing-into-typhoon/