Weather in Chiang Rai region

[sceadugenga]

Nothing here, not a dribble.

I saw the lightning over towards town and the east and it seemed like the wind was right to bring the weather over our way but it didn't happen.

[scorpio1945]

Big rain and wind here then termite storm . Rain found a way in above my carpark ceiling. On the way to Homepro.

[Garry]

My wife tells they had wind, rain & hail in Wiang Nuea, but thankfully the hail was not of the size that damaged roofing tiles the last time around.

[sceadugenga]

Wind and a short shower here about 3 pm.

Dead calm now.

[harrry]

Will take an umbrella to bed tonight in case rain comes through the ceiling again.

[ripstanley]

Arrived back from Cha Am today, Drove from the airport to Phayao and had the wipers going most of the way. Very heavy rain south of the Chiang Mai turnoff. Went through a police check in heavy rain. One guy was out in it. It was the non moving statue. No sign of the moving ones

[Sirius1935]

My maid says that part of the roof was blown off her house and 100 other houses in Ban Mae Salong Nai yesterday. There was a lot of hail too. Apparently my house is undamaged but a few trees are broken.

A neighbour has had 20 huge, mature pine trees blown down and some building damage. She can't get to her house and has finally closed her resort for good. A blessing really as it never made any money. It only cost her millions over the last 15 to 17 years. Sad really.

[irlguy1]

My wife's mate had her roof blown off in Phayao

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[ripstanley]

My wife's mate had her roof blown off in Phayao

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We also suffered the storm yesterday. No major damage.

Had another good storm tonight.

We live on the opposite of the lake to Phayao. They also had the storm today..

[canuckamuck]

Had some real close lightning strikes here, and a touch of hail. Almost no rain though.

[ripstanley]

Another good storm this evening with good rain. Since we returned on Tuesday it has rained every afternoon or evening.

[Sirius1935]

I hear that there has been an earthquake in CR. 6.1R. Lots of buildings damaged. I'm in Australia, so I wonder how my house is??

The news says that the epicentre is near Mae Chan. That's where my hose is!!

Edited May 5, 2014 by Sirius1935

[villagefarang]

I hear that there has been an earthquake in CR. 6.1R. Lots of buildings damaged. I'm in Australia, so I wonder how my house is??

It all depends on where your house is located. Most of the topics opened on this subject have been closed but there is still one in Thailand News and one in Chiang Mai.

Sorry, I responded before your edit. Hope you suffered no damage.

Edited May 5, 2014 by villagefarang

[rijb]

I hear that there has been an earthquake in CR. 6.1R. Lots of buildings damaged. I'm in Australia, so I wonder how my house is??

The news says that the epicentre is near Mae Chan. That's where my hose is!!

I was in Mae Chan at the time. Given its prolonged intensity, I'm surprised there doesn't seem to be any widespread damage.

[villagefarang]

Hot as hell today but it was still a nice day for a drive along the Mekong.

[villagefarang]

Finally a little rain and some relief from the heat.

[Garry]

Everytime I return on vacation, I seem to be the harbringer of rain. Not complaining mind you. Love the rain

Sent from my SM-T211 using Tapatalk

[canuckamuck]

The rain has been fairly consistent here, a little bit every day, yesterday it rained quite a lot.

Good thing, we are terracing a hillside by hand and it was near impossible in the full sun.

[boomerangutang]

Everytime I return on vacation, I seem to be the harbringer of rain. Not complaining mind you. Love the rain

You should return from vacation more often.

[villagefarang]

Here is a first-hand weather update. I'm taking shelter from a passing storm on the shores of Sop Pao reservoir. My luck finally ran out as I tried to avoid the different thunderstorms around. It should pass soon and then I'll be back on the bike again, pictures later.

Sent from my iPhone.

[brianmarinus]

Stay safe VF.

[villagefarang]

Wow, we just had one of our hardest downpours in some time. Coming out of the South this storm was kind enough to point out a fault line in our roof which will need to be repaired and properly sealed on some future date.

Thank you brian, I did return wet, dirty and tired but at least I was safe.

Pictures from yesterday.

Edited June 9, 2014 by villagefarang

[villagefarang]

Local farmers have been complaining lately that their rice fields were drying up. If this rain which started last night doesn’t let up soon, they will be complaining that their fields are under water. Too much or too little, but never just right.

[harrry]

Local farmers have been complaining lately that their rice fields were drying up. If this rain which started last night doesn’t let up soon, they will be complaining that their fields are under water. Too much or too little, but never just right.

I guess your fish will be going for another swim soon if it lasts. Seems real rain too not that shower stuff.

[villagefarang]

Local farmers have been complaining lately that their rice fields were drying up. If this rain which started last night doesn’t let up soon, they will be complaining that their fields are under water. Too much or too little, but never just right.

I guess your fish will be going for another swim soon if it lasts. Seems real rain too not that shower stuff.

I think the wall we built around the pond will keep the fish from going swim-about and ending up on someone’s dinner plate like in the past. It seems to have let up a bit in the last few minutes so time for a quick dog walk.

[villagefarang]

There is a huge area under water this morning and the rice shoots are no longer visible in the recently planted fields. The good news is everyone is out fishing since there is little else they can do. The rain has stopped, so if it doesn’t start raining again later today, things should start to show some improvement by tonight or early tomorrow morning. This has come to be a regular occurrence over the last few years and villagers seem to take it in stride.

[harrry]

There is a huge area under water this morning and the rice shoots are no longer visible in the recently planted fields. The good news is everyone is out fishing since there is little else they can do. The rain has stopped, so if it doesn’t start raining again later today, things should start to show some improvement by tonight or early tomorrow morning. This has come to be a regular occurrence over the last few years and villagers seem to take it in stride.

My weather program shows there are an average of 17 rainy days in July so a few more to go.

[villagefarang]

17 days should not be a problem as long as they are not back to back and all day long. Here is what is looked like this morning.

[Manassas]

Local farmers have been complaining lately that their rice fields were drying up. If this rain which started last night doesn’t let up soon, they will be complaining that their fields are under water. Too much or too little, but never just right.

I guess your fish will be going for another swim soon if it lasts. Seems real rain too not that shower stuff.

I think the wall we built around the pond will keep the fish from going swim-about and ending up on someone’s dinner plate like in the past. It seems to have let up a bit in the last few minutes so time for a quick dog walk.

I finished my new pond (and spillway) this spring. I really had no idea what I was doing and relied on advice from many on this site - and my contractor. The first test was to see if the rain would fill it. Turns out that was no problem. The second test is whether the spillway can keep up with the rain without overflowing the banks. So far, so good. The final test is whether I can retain sufficient water in the dry season. I went down almost 5 meters. Time will tell whether this works. Good luck to all with their ponds this season!

[villagefarang]

Anyone having problems with flooding today? We are okay in our village but heard there are flooded areas in town.