Weather in Chiang Rai region

[chownah]

In my neighborhood the rice harvest is going full bore now and will be done in about a week....then a bunch of people up the road a ways will burn thier fields before planting garlic.......just when you think the weather has changed and the haze will disappear, the plot changes.

Chownah

[svenivan]

The haze has gone from the eastern seaboard... how is it up there now?

We took a trip from CR to Mae Sai today and the haze is gone. Beautiful views over the mountains!

[Jai Dee]

The haze has gone from the eastern seaboard... how is it up there now?

We took a trip from CR to Mae Sai today and the haze is gone. Beautiful views over the mountains!

Photographs please.

[Pool Boy]

Seems that since the rainy season has ended all the mountains are covered with haze that obscures visibility and makes meaningful photography futile. Was up in Doi Tung yesterday and it was very disappointing

I've heard about the haze in March, April, May attributable to mountain burning .... but this is November!

Does anybody who's lived here long-term know if this haze is here to stay until June 2007 and the

next rainy season? I've read websites such as 1stopchaingmai.com and GT-rider.com, and they say that this time of year (especially December) is the best for photography. But, it seems the opposite is true!

Anybody know the real scoop on the haze? Is it everywhere in N. Thailand, will it go away for a while?

Thanks All!

Look at it from the bright side, the haze allows for great pictures early in the morning at sunrise and even later in the day in and around ChiangRai

[Pool Boy]

Seems that since the rainy season has ended all the mountains are covered with haze that obscures visibility and makes meaningful photography futile. Was up in Doi Tung yesterday and it was very disappointing

I've heard about the haze in March, April, May attributable to mountain burning .... but this is November!

Does anybody who's lived here long-term know if this haze is here to stay until June 2007 and the

next rainy season? I've read websites such as 1stopchaingmai.com and GT-rider.com, and they say that this time of year (especially December) is the best for photography. But, it seems the opposite is true!

Anybody know the real scoop on the haze? Is it everywhere in N. Thailand, will it go away for a while?

Thanks All!

Look at it from the bright side, the haze allows for great pictures early in the morning at sunrise and even later in the day in and around ChiangRai

[svenivan]

Look at it from the bright side, the haze allows for great pictures early in the morning at sunrise and even later in the day in and around ChiangRai

Great pictures !!!!

[sbk]

That last photo of the flower is beautiful, what kind of flower is that, do you know Pool Boy?

[Jai Dee]

That last photo of the flower is beautiful, what kind of flower is that, do you know Pool Boy?

The flower looks a little like a Hoya but the leaves are different.

[sbk]

I thought so too, but I thought Hoya's leaves looked waxy. If that is a Hoya, Pool Boy, I'd be up for a cutting!

Anyway, perhaps we should continue this exchange in the Plants forum.

[Pool Boy]

Look at it from the bright side, the haze allows for great pictures early in the morning at sunrise and even later in the day in and around ChiangRai

Great pictures !!!!

Thanks, just wish I have more time and better digital stuff.

have some more pictures coming up

[Pool Boy]

That last photo of the flower is beautiful, what kind of flower is that, do you know Pool Boy?

No idea, it was tiny. Just like to observe things in my spare free time without always wanting to know what it is or what about.

[kal147]

I can see clearly now the haze is gone!

For the past week, so far, the haze obscuring views of the mountains has lifted. Just in time as colors are changing and the views are excellent.

The past seven days has seen me ride over 1000 kms. thru Mae Salong, Doi Tung and Doi Chang, Wawi, Phu Chi Fa and all along the Lao/Thai border region. The weather is great for riding and the clarity is excellent. Finally, I'm able to take clear photos of/in the mountains that do justice to their beauty.

1000 spectacular photos later, I am now peacefully resting in CR and getting ready to ride to CM later this week to see what lurks over that-a-way.

For those so inclined, and who perhaps have not made the journey, the road to Wawi is a great ride lined by wildflowers and provides nice photo ops. Pu Chi Fa is glorious now too. I stayed over night for 500 BHT, took photos in the afternoon and then again the following morning ... and they are spectacular. Because of its altitude, morning views still contain haze ... but of the good variety. My morning photos of Pu Chi Fa are stunning, clouds below you with the rising peaks of Lao jutting above ... and crystal clear. The contrast is beautiful.

[chownah]

It's hazy here today.

Chownah

[svenivan]

In Baan Huai Sak we have not had much haze last 10 days. Beautiful cold mornings.

[Jai Dee]

Do you reckon we can get the Haze thread in the CR forum to outlast the Rain thread?

[chownah]

Haze again today.

Chownah

[goski]

Haze again today.

Chownah

Interesting. I guess anything goes as long as the forum at least gets one post a day.

[Jai Dee]

Haze again today.

Chownah

Same on the eastern seaboard.

What's it like in Hua Hin Tax?

[chownah]

Haze again today.

[Jai Dee]

Same here.

[In the Rai!]

Haze again today.

Its fine here at work though I am not drunk this morning... But it was pretty hazey last sunday morning thats for sure!

[chownah]

I think it is hazy now too but its too dark to tell.

Chownah

[taxexile]

a little bit hazier than say a couple of days ago , but nothing to get concerned about. visibility right out to the horizon. must be heat haze , it builds up during the day.

but it aint 'alf hot. should be cooling down by now.

i'm starting to miss the rainy season already.

[sbk]

Hey, if we try perhaps we can get this one to rival the "rain" thread

Not much haze down here, in fact, its been incredibly beautiful. It rained todayhowever. Hooray! But not enough .

[chownah]

Haze again today.

Chownah

[Jai Dee]

Hazy in Laem Chabang today too... I'm off to Rayong this afternoon... I wonder if it's hazy there too?

[taxexile]

I wonder if it's hazy there too?

we are all trembling in anticipation of your report jai dee.

bit of cloud cover in hua hin today , i suspect a weather change is not too far away.

...... and just a tad hazier than yesterday.

[Limbo]

There is nothing to complain about here in Chiang Rai at the moment. The air is cool, clean, fresh and the sky is virginal blue, so I would almost say that this is the best time of the year.

I am actually thinking about taking the bicycle to Mae Sai to check if everything is alright there as well. That's the least I can do being moderator of this forum

Limbo

See the photo I just took from my 'office' window:

[Domyamkung]

I wonder if it's hazy there too?

we are all trembling in anticipation of your report jai dee.

bit of cloud cover in hua hin today , i suspect a weather change is not too far away.

...... and just a tad hazier than yesterday.

[chownah]

Still hazy here. Limbo's picture does have some hill tops (not many and its hard to tell how distant) and they don't appear to be too hazy. I hope that when he's driving today he stops and takes some pictures of distant mountains.

Chownah