Tropicalevo Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I drove to the other side of Chaweng this morning (I had a pass out!) and there were big black clouds everywhere. I saw rain over towards the centre of the island and around Bophut as I headed home - but when I got back to Plai Laem - nothing. Nowt. Dry everywhere. Come on folks - please share the rain with us poor hot people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I drove to the other side of Chaweng this morning (I had a pass out!) and there were big black clouds everywhere. I saw rain over towards the centre of the island and around Bophut as I headed home - but when I got back to Plai Laem - nothing. Nowt. Dry everywhere. Come on folks - please share the rain with us poor hot people. How mutt you pay? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I live on the beach facing West since ~20 years and beginning of May the Western Monsoon should start. Can remember many years with rolling thunderstorms continuously the whole May (some years much longer) with heavy rain, which came not from above, but from in front, because of these very heavy winds gusts 24/30, in the 90s... so far no winds from the West this year at all. If winds start to come from there, rain will come, if not, not...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 I live on the beach facing West since ~20 years and beginning of May the Western Monsoon should start. Can remember many years with rolling thunderstorms continuously the whole May (some years much longer) with heavy rain, which came not from above, but from in front, because of these very heavy winds gusts 24/30, in the 90s... so far no winds from the West this year at all. If winds start to come from there, rain will come, if not, not...... That house I pictured in post 407 is on the west coast, there are several more abandoned in that stretch .... (Nathon Lipa Noi area) .... there must be some tremendous tidal action and rains to cause the sand levels to be a the doors and windows.... some shattered dreams there for sure Some good rain and a few good thunder claps over night around me in Maenam! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngThong Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Bucketing down on KPG... From the hills it looked pretty much like all of KPG, and probably much of Samui as well? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Bucketing down on KPG... From the hills it looked pretty much like all of KPG, and probably much of Samui as well? Not a drop in Chaweng but the day looks promising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 Bucketed down in my part of Maenam again this morning between 11 am to just after noon Fairly close to Lomprayah ferry... so not just the hilly areas getting it now... The annoying part was the wash was 90% dry.... ..... half hour more of sun, it would have been dry...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truroboy Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 On the beach in Tong Son Bay can see big rain on KP My grass dead and brown here in Plai Leam Please please some rain soon our way Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Bucketing down on KPG... From the hills it looked pretty much like all of KPG, and probably much of Samui as well? No rain in Plai Laem Lots of thunder though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samuijimmy Posted May 4, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) Bucketing down on KPG... From the hills it looked pretty much like all of KPG, and probably much of Samui as well? No rain in Plai Laem Lots of thunder though. Only clouds over Plai Laem....view from up top of Soi 5 Maenam... Actually only cloud every where it seems today, so far.... Lamai did not look like it had had a lot of rain.... what say you Notmyself? Puffy clouds over Koh Phangan too... Edited May 4, 2014 by samuijimmy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Beautiful photo Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truroboy Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Rain ---- think it was ----- unsure as only one minute of some sort of wet stuff out of the sky here in Plai Leam Alas all back to normal service blue sky and sunshine Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Rain ---- think it was ----- unsure as only one minute of some sort of wet stuff out of the sky here in Plai Leam Alas all back to normal service blue sky and sunshine Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app I think that that was our summer monsoon here in Plai Laem. It didn't even cover the tiles! Just a few drops here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Pouring down all around Maenam now! .... sure hope Tropo is getting a bit, (of rain, that is) over the pointy part of the island!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) We wish Hot sunny day with blue skies and some clouds - looking out of my office window. And the guy that supplies our water has put the price up. Looking to shower with MORE friends Edited May 10, 2014 by Tropicalevo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Fabulous lightening storm tonight looking north from Samui. Just off the east coast of KPN. Also - cooling breeze from the SW for the first time for a while. Hopefully the wind will switch to come from the west. All we need now is a drop of rain please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) Fabulous lightening storm tonight looking north from Samui. Just off the east coast of KPN. Also - cooling breeze from the SW for the first time for a while. Hopefully the wind will switch to come from the west. All we need now is a drop of rain please. yes saw just after sunset, to the west too... tried to get pics but camera too slow! Wow .... you still no rain, no 3BB.... Had a humongous thunderstorm last night here in my area of Maenam, followed by another good rain.... but .... oh the weeds and plants have taken off Big puddles all the way to Nathon today, huge water run off caused this on part of Ban Por beach last night too... almost got that lounge chair! May you get some rain soon! Edited May 12, 2014 by samuijimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 We are drier than an All Black's jock strap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 We are drier than an All Black's jock strap Still hope for you Trop. Check this out, the westerlies have hit: http://www.yr.no/place/Thailand/Surat_Thani/Koh_Samui~1606595/long.html#.U3GJLYF-4IA.facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 We are drier than an All Black's jock strap Still hope for you Trop. Check this out, the westerlies have hit: http://www.yr.no/place/Thailand/Surat_Thani/Koh_Samui~1606595/long.html#.U3GJLYF-4IA.facebook We live in hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 We are drier than an All Black's jock strap Still hope for you Trop. Check this out, the westerlies have hit: http://www.yr.no/place/Thailand/Surat_Thani/Koh_Samui~1606595/long.html#.U3GJLYF-4IA.facebook We live in hope. If you didn't get some last night, you better move. Rain I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 If you didn't get some last night, you better move. Rain I mean. Well - If you want to be pedantic - I saw about a dozen drops of rain that fell into the pool. By the time that I went outside to put the cover on the BBQ - it had stopped! The deck was so hot that the few drops that fell there dried immediately. So - I am counting that as no rain! I envy you guys. Whilst walking the dog we saw rain falling over Bophut, KPN and on the hills - but nothing here. Mind you - great cooling breezes at the moment. Inside temperature is a balmy 29 C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 If you didn't get some last night, you better move. Rain I mean. Well - If you want to be pedantic - I saw about a dozen drops of rain that fell into the pool. By the time that I went outside to put the cover on the BBQ - it had stopped! The deck was so hot that the few drops that fell there dried immediately. So - I am counting that as no rain! I envy you guys. Whilst walking the dog we saw rain falling over Bophut, KPN and on the hills - but nothing here. Mind you - great cooling breezes at the moment. Inside temperature is a balmy 29 C. See the clouds just go round in circles.... this was coming back from Lamai yesterday I thought for sure it would pour down before getting home .... but nothing! except I guess Bophut got it! Sweltering 30.9c inside house here right now! up from 29c at 7 am! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 29? 30,9? last days the 40 mark was reached, apart from the windy coasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 29? 30,9? last days the 40 mark was reached, apart from the windy coasts. Yes Birdman - but 29 C inside the house at 8 am was nice and cool in comparison to most other days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truroboy Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Massive Black clouds and can see big rain on the Meanam side of the bay from us here on Plai Leam side All we got is high winds had to take the furniture inside Would be nice to have some decent rain to fill our second water tank Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Raining in the hills at Bophut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Stop rubbing it in Rooo I saw big black clouds all around. Lots of wet stuff falling in distant places. Still sunny here at the pointy end! That's four and a half months now with no real rain. (The sun only shines on the righteous????) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfsailor Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Stop rubbing it in Rooo I saw big black clouds all around. Lots of wet stuff falling in distant places. Still sunny here at the pointy end! That's four and a half months now with no real rain. (The sun only shines on the righteous????) Same here in Bangrak. I can thus confirm the northeast is where the righteous are.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Stop rubbing it in Rooo I saw big black clouds all around. Lots of wet stuff falling in distant places. Still sunny here at the pointy end! That's four and a half months now with no real rain. (The sun only shines on the righteous????) Had experienced the most violent rainfall this year today. 7 or 8 drops on my windshield!! Had to stop and check, in case of more drops, the car manual how to start the wiper.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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