Managed to get out in a break in the rain, the dog still managed to get wet though, he like the privacy of long grass for his personal business.

We have had a cool, overcast and dry day, so far.

We have had a cool, overcast and dry day, so far.

Just a few drops here in town so far.

One of several isolated storms to pass by today.

Looked stormy, no late rain here though.

None here today....and the dogs are not howling at the door to come in so it is not raining in the city.

My dog only howls at the door when the Belgian Shepherd bitch down the road is on heat.

I keep telling him he'd need to take a stepladder but he obviously enjoys a challenge.

There's a serious storm coming in from the north, looks like Chiang Rai has copped it already.

We have a bit of rain and thunder here but not really anything that exeptional. Had 2 brief 1 second power cuts.

It's fizzled out here as well, a bit of rain now and that's all.

Wide spread steady rain seems to have set in, could be a wet drive to town today.

Edited August 22, 201312 yr by sceadugenga

Wide spread steady rain seems to have set in, could be a wet drive to town today.

The heavy stuff, for us, was between 4:30 and about 6am. Looks nice now.

Had a run up to Doi Mae Salong today, the road has slipped about six inches/a foot not far from the southern approach to the town, there's a definite feeling that the whole road could head off down the slope with a little encouragement.

Is it just me or do other people here feel that this is one of the wettest rainy seasons in many years. I can not remember a rainy season with soooooo many overcast and rainy days in succession. I can not remember that last morning when I have woken up to sun shining in my windows. It is beginning to get on my nerves! I have been through rainy seasons with floods and rainy seasons where it would rain almost every evening but the rain would last an hour or so then the skies would clear again. But this rain is a dreary, overcast with intermittent rain throughout the day.

Is anyone else getting tired of this dismal weather?

Maybe it is where you live. In Phaya Mengrai we are having more flooding than usual but we have good days between the rains when I have been able to get out on the bike and the trails.

In our area the rain came late and farmers are only now finishing their planting. That is very late.

For a while there, China seemed to have a fixed high-pressure system, which caused a heatwave for them and stopped the seasonal storms starting over by the Philippines from turning North.

The weather is unusual but isn’t that the point about weather, always changing. I have not found it all that dismal in my area and this evening it was actually cool while walking the dogs.

Most of the time rather pleasant in the city too. A few cooling showers and maybe a heavy shower or two but between them rather nice.

I had a pleasant lunch in Jed Yod road after dropping a friend in town.

A plate of flat noodles with a few goong for 40B.

The sun is out today in Phaya Mengrai.

on and off, on and off, rain / sun, rain / sun. The weather must be female, it changes mood so often.

Mother Nature?

will27 messaged me today and said it hadn't stopped all day out in the wild west.

On and off here during the day but a long downpour tonight.

We had a long break from the rain during the afternoon but the water level in the fields and in our pond has continued to rise as the runoff reaches us. Rained all night last night but nothing so far tonight.

Sounds like the heavy cloud is hanging over the higher areas to the west.

Rained most of the night here, stopped about 6.30am, still very low cloud hiding the hills towards Doi Chaang.

Still got some in the city area here. The dogs did not want to go outside at all. We have smart dogs.

Mine hasn't moved from his bed yet.

He's been a bit sore, the lady of the house had some girlfriends over for drinks the other night and he fell off the spare bed barking at new arrivals through the window.

Som nam nar.

Edited September 7, 201312 yr by sceadugenga

Check my photo in images. The sun came out today, here in Phaya Mengrai.

Clearing up here after a very wet night.

About a 3 hour power failure as well, all praises to the might iPad with it's huge battery life....

Very heavy rain here now.

This is a familiar site these days. Lots of cloud cover but only localized rain.

This is a familiar site these days. Lots of cloud cover but only localized rain.

Such a beautiful picture.

I've lived in the Phoenix, AZ area for too long. I crave dark clouds and monsoon rains slamming into me.

Unless the gods get annoyed with me, I'll be in Chiang Rai around April. I'll bring plenty of respiratory masks.