rooster59 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Temperatures drop as upper Thailand enters winter seasonBANGKOK, 30 October 2015 (NNT) - Temperatures in the North and Northeast of Thailand will begin to drop tomorrow, as a high pressure system from China enters Thailand.The Meteorological Department reported that northern and northeastern provinces will also experience a short period of rainfall, due to the high pressure system in the region before temperatures start falling.Thundershowers have been forecast mostly in the northern provinces of Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Tak, Phitsanulok, Phichit and Phetchabun. Morning temperatures were recorded at 20-24 degrees Celsius, with the lowest temperatures in the mountaintops at 10-15 degrees Celsius.The Northeast has also been experiencing cool mornings, where temperatures dropped to 21-24 degrees Celsius, with the lowest temperatures in the mountaintops at 14-18 degrees Celsius. Thundershowers were also predicted in 20% of the region.The department forecast rain in only a handful of provinces in the Central Plains, including Bangkok and its vicinity, and the East. Meanwhile, the majority of southern provinces are expected to experience heavy rain today. -- NNT 2015-10-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Boiling hot in Chiang mai at the moment, but I do have to say it was quite cool yesterday evening... Lets hope its the same every night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveStarVagabond Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Damn hot here in Pattaya, check out the beach on my web cam at http://fivestarvagabond.com/pattaya-webcam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Damn hot here in Pattaya, check out the beach on my web cam at http://fivestarvagabond.com/pattaya-webcam/ Well that's not really in the north or north east but it's good to know where to go if it gets too cold. How many mountain tops are there in the north east? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiduncankk Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Time to get the jacket out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Living in Chiang Mai ,i enjoy this time of year .Maybe i can get some work done in the garden without swetting too much ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilymat Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Time to get the jacket out. A good point. However, without sounding really harsh, I wonder how long it will be before we see the usual 'collections' here in Pattaya for the purchase of winter clothing for the people in the north.? We've had them before and I was told that those who benefitted from the cash then sold the wooly jumpers etc once the weather turned hot again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Bob Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Downtown CM now, 6pm still holding at 32C - hope they're right and cools down soon. We barely had a rainy season this year, hopefully we'll at least get a cool season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Well, the Mekong river starts in Tibet, I should think that's Thailand's only connection with a cold place. It's a tropical country, a few days of cooler weather don't make a winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Time to get the jacket out. A good point. However, without sounding really harsh, I wonder how long it will be before we see the usual 'collections' here in Pattaya for the purchase of winter clothing for the people in the north.? We've had them before and I was told that those who benefitted from the cash then sold the wooly jumpers etc once the weather turned hot again. All the shoping Malls up here in Chiang Mai have been selling warm jacks ,from independent retailers for B150 fixed price for a month now .They are second hand and imported .The one i bought comes from Switzerland .Very good condition ,almost like new . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Rode the bike down out of Khao Yai around midday today. Until about 6 km before the Nern Hom (Prachinburi) gate, it was cool and then over the next 10 km, it was like someone had fired up the furnace and it was like riding into a hairdryer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Damn hot here in Pattaya, check out the beach on my web cam at http://fivestarvagabond.com/pattaya-webcam/ Off topic. Upper Thailand. Hot during the day and cold enough at night for no a/c. no fan just 1 blanket. Lurvely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinoza Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Time to get the jacket out. A good point. However, without sounding really harsh, I wonder how long it will be before we see the usual 'collections' here in Pattaya for the purchase of winter clothing for the people in the north.? We've had them before and I was told that those who benefitted from the cash then sold the wooly jumpers etc once the weather turned hot again. All the shoping Malls up here in Chiang Mai have been selling warm jacks ,from independent retailers for B150 fixed price for a month now .They are second hand and imported .The one i bought comes from Switzerland .Very good condition ,almost like new . I guess it was a Swiss-Chinese cooperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Send some of the cold winds down to Pattaya. It still feels like April here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabis Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Well, the Mekong river starts in Tibet, I should think that's Thailand's only connection with a cold place. It's a tropical country, a few days of cooler weather don't make a winter. I needed to dig my jeans and long sleeved shirts when there was a cold streak of 3-4 days here in Chiang Mai (planes, not up in the mountains) the other week. Outdoor temp showed 16 centigrade at morning time, and maxed at 24 during the daytime - no sun, just rainclouds - I can tell you I was freezing my balls off, after several months of night-temps of 23-26, and daytime-temps of 30-36 I guess I'm too acclimatised for my own well beeing already x) Attached the Yearly Avg Temp of CM area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Well, the Mekong river starts in Tibet, I should think that's Thailand's only connection with a cold place. It's a tropical country, a few days of cooler weather don't make a winter. I think the north and north east are sub tropical. The north east doesn't seem to get that cold but it does get winds which can make it feel a bit cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopy Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I hate upper Thailand this time of year. No rain = lots of burning. lots of burning = haze/poor air quality. The shroud of filth gets progressively worse for 6 months and everyone just acts as if they don't notice, except up to hundreds of thousands that end up going to the hospital for respiratory problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I hate upper Thailand this time of year. No rain = lots of burning. lots of burning = haze/poor air quality. The shroud of filth gets progressively worse for 6 months and everyone just acts as if they don't notice, except up to hundreds of thousands that end up going to the hospital for respiratory problems. That's a measure of EQ...looking beyond I, me and myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godden Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Don't know the meaning of the word cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Don't know the meaning of the word cold. I'll help. "of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body. "a freezing cold day" synonyms:chilly, chill, cool, freezing, icy,snowy, wintry, frosty, frigid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Time to get the jacket out. A good point. However, without sounding really harsh, I wonder how long it will be before we see the usual 'collections' here in Pattaya for the purchase of winter clothing for the people in the north.? We've had them before and I was told that those who benefitted from the cash then sold the wooly jumpers etc once the weather turned hot again. Maybe, but can't be much of a market for woolly jumpers when it's hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Well, the Mekong river starts in Tibet, I should think that's Thailand's only connection with a cold place. It's a tropical country, a few days of cooler weather don't make a winter. I think the north and north east are sub tropical. The north east doesn't seem to get that cold but it does get winds which can make it feel a bit cold. I beg to differ. My last couple of years while I've been living in Kalasin Province the temperature at dawn has sometimes been down as low as eight. When you have no heating, that's cold. Okay again by mid-morning though. I suppose the secret to happiness is to stay in bed until mid-morning .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Time to get the jacket out. And the Ice scaper...no...wait a minute. 555! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Enjoyed my cool, invigorating walk this morning...huay teung tao, chiang mai. Get up before sunrise...to really enjoy the weather now. It is definitely cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangmick Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 A timely and considerate warning to old farang to dig out a T shirt if you get up early, or suffer hypothermia. Now where did I put my electric fire? (Only one bar, I'm a pensioner). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) and yet again the "cold" winter season will come as a huge shock to the unprepared masses, leading to the declaration of a national or regional emergency, and the handing out of free blankets...... Of course it would be totally unreasonable to expect those affected people to put the free blankets in the cupboard ready for next year, and gather the necessary firewood in advance, and other silly foreign thinking like that.... Edited November 1, 2015 by bangon04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I am in Cleveland, Ohio this morning. I just wanted to brighten your day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Living in Chiang Mai ,i enjoy this time of year .Maybe i can get some work done in the garden without swetting too much ;-) Good idea..........come to my house and the garden is your's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I am in Chiang Dao right now, have to go for a swim every afternoon becase of the heat, evening is pleasant but still haven't put on socks, jeans or jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I am in Cleveland, Ohio this morning. I just wanted to brighten your day. Go on then we're all waiting. I'm quite excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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