KC 71 Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Just started hereSent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect
ripstanley Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 It is starting to warm up. Still cool in the mornings but the smoke haze is starting to encroach.
boomerangutang Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 whether in Chiang Rai, ......or not....
OneZero Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, SoilSpoil said: How bad is the smog so far this year? Mountains in distance not clear like in January; but weather up here supposedly not as polluted this year. However, for the past 2 weeks I've had a never ending cough & mild headaches which I'm 100% sure is related to the underlying small particles in bad air. Same thing happens to me every March up here. Edited March 1, 2017 by OneZero 1
canuckamuck Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 I would say so far the air has been very good this year, relative to the last few.
canuckamuck Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Anyone get any weather lately? It tried to rain here the other day. Air quality is still non fatal.
ripstanley Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 53 minutes ago, canuckamuck said: Anyone get any weather lately? It tried to rain here the other day. Air quality is still non fatal. Early this morning it looked like rain but nothing eventuated. My biggest surprise was the lack of smoke haze today. It was great. 2
boomerangutang Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 H E A T W A V E ! .......and not Martha and the Vandellas type.
KC 71 Posted March 20, 2017 Posted March 20, 2017 Yes ,its certainly warming up !Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect
boomerangutang Posted April 4, 2017 Posted April 4, 2017 Yesterday & today, we're getting the type of windy rain lasting half hour (late afternoon) which we usually get in May, at beginning of monsoon season. So, not only is spring sprung earlier each successive year (flowering and fruiting about a week earlier each year), but so is are windiest storms earlier. It's all fine with me. I love storms, .....unless a tree falls on me (or someone) or someone's house, which has happened in years past. Sonkran in 2.5 weeks away and I dread it. I thought to get away by going to southern Thailand or Burma or Cambodia or Laos, but the insanity spreads to those places also. I wouldn't mind Songkran if it lasted 1 to 3 days, and/or just involved youngsters. The problem is, it sucks everyone in, so there are more injuries, more fatalities, more people drenched, when they show up for work, more ruined cameras/phones, more ruined vacations, more infections/pink eye from dirty water. Yes, every year, there are letters to the editor of the Post and Nation which tell about tourists coming here, stepping outside their hotel on their first foray into Thailand, getting accosted with a bucket of water thrown full force by a strong young laughing man (they're everywhere), and then the tourist(s) leaving the next day, swearing never to set foot in Thailand again. And they're the lucky ones. The unlucky ones are those who are thrown off their motorbikes and either seriously injured or killed. I was driving my pick up once, with 3 little girls in the front seat alongside. Their window was open (it was 2 days before Songkran officially started). The girls saw the strong young man with a bucket full of water and were quick enough to duck. I didn't see it coming, so I got hit broadside on the left side of my face with 35 lbs of water. I nearly swerved off the road into a tree. It would have been horrible - if the 3 girls got killed. Instead, I was able to pull over and stop, and nursed a nearly punctured eardrum for 17 minutes. Yippee Songkran!!!! Just hope it's not your son or daughter who becomes one of the 345 people killed this year during the festivities.
ripstanley Posted April 4, 2017 Posted April 4, 2017 10 minutes ago, boomerangutang said: Yesterday & today, we're getting the type of windy rain lasting half hour (late afternoon) which we usually get in May, at beginning of monsoon season. So, not only is spring sprung earlier each successive year (flowering and fruiting about a week earlier each year), but so is are windiest storms earlier. It's all fine with me. I love storms, .....unless a tree falls on me (or someone) or someone's house, which has happened in years past. Sonkran in 2.5 weeks away and I dread it. I thought to get away by going to southern Thailand or Burma or Cambodia or Laos, but the insanity spreads to those places also. I wouldn't mind Songkran if it lasted 1 to 3 days, and/or just involved youngsters. The problem is, it sucks everyone in, so there are more injuries, more fatalities, more people drenched, when they show up for work, more ruined cameras/phones, more ruined vacations, more infections/pink eye from dirty water. Yes, every year, there are letters to the editor of the Post and Nation which tell about tourists coming here, stepping outside their hotel on their first foray into Thailand, getting accosted with a bucket of water thrown full force by a strong young laughing man (they're everywhere), and then the tourist(s) leaving the next day, swearing never to set foot in Thailand again. And they're the lucky ones. The unlucky ones are those who are thrown off their motorbikes and either seriously injured or killed. I was driving my pick up once, with 3 little girls in the front seat alongside. Their window was open (it was 2 days before Songkran officially started). The girls saw the strong young man with a bucket full of water and were quick enough to duck. I didn't see it coming, so I got hit broadside on the left side of my face with 35 lbs of water. I nearly swerved off the road into a tree. It would have been horrible - if the 3 girls got killed. Instead, I was able to pull over and stop, and nursed a nearly punctured eardrum for 17 minutes. Yippee Songkran!!!! Just hope it's not your son or daughter who becomes one of the 345 people killed this year during the festivities. Sonkran in 2.5 weeks away and I dread it. Songkran is 1 week and 2 days away. It officially start on 13th April 2017
ripstanley Posted April 14, 2017 Posted April 14, 2017 The last 2 days we have had big winds from the north late in the afternoon. We have also had some rain. Today the outside temperature dropped to 21 degrees C.
canuckamuck Posted April 14, 2017 Posted April 14, 2017 It rained for hours here 2 days ago. And twice today. The one at 3:00 was absolutely torrential.It's good news for me. No more irrigating the tea this year. I can get on to some more interesting pursuits Sent from my ASUS_X008D using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
canuckamuck Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 Hot season was quite merciful this year. Rain every few days now, about a month ahead of last year. Air was pretty good most days. The horror of last year's drought is all but forgotten.
ripstanley Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 A great storm this afternoon about 1730. Big winds before the rain. The lightning was impressive. It lasted about an hour. When finished the smoke haze had disappeared. 1
ripstanley Posted May 16, 2017 Posted May 16, 2017 Heavy rain in Phayao today. It lasted about 5 hours. We were in town about 8am and there was some water across the roads then. We were heading to Chiang Rai but changed our minds and returned home. I have seen photos of flooding at the bus station and near the Phayao Ram Hospital. If travelling through Phayao be careful. 1
Rhys Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 What is like in June as I will be up there soon... Especially by the Mae Fae Luang University Area? Thanks
canuckamuck Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 What happened to the rain, June has been really dry, even the town water has dried up.
Popular Post ripstanley Posted July 15, 2017 Popular Post Posted July 15, 2017 What a beautiful day. Plenty of rain on and off with sunshine in between. It has now rained continually since about 4 pm. Some was heavy but now is light. Temperature this afternoon was 25 C . Great to sit out on the balcony with a cold beer in hand and watch the rain. 4
YetAnother Posted July 20, 2017 Posted July 20, 2017 On 7/15/2017 at 9:02 PM, ripstanley said: What a beautiful day. Plenty of rain on and off with sunshine in between. It has now rained continually since about 4 pm. Some was heavy but now is light. Temperature this afternoon was 25 C . Great to sit out on the balcony with a cold beer in hand and watch the rain. And listen to it
ripstanley Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 What a beautiful morning. A clear sky, cool breeze and only 20 degrees. 1
ripstanley Posted November 25, 2017 Posted November 25, 2017 It is the coldest November day I have experienced since moving here 6 years ago. Maximum temperature was 21 C. Overcast all day with a cold northerly breeze.
sceadugenga Posted November 25, 2017 Posted November 25, 2017 Heaters on up here. Quite a bit of rain earlier as well.
sceadugenga Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 The cold nights will see the local fauna trying to invade houses for a bit of warmth and food, the new pussy cat is on top of it though and had a good haul last night. 2
sceadugenga Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 Freezing here this morning, I was up early and it took a while to warm the house up.
canuckamuck Posted December 20, 2017 Posted December 20, 2017 8 degrees here this morning, got the fireplace going by 5. Going to use a lot of wood this year. 1
Garry Posted December 20, 2017 Posted December 20, 2017 On 12/4/2017 at 4:57 AM, sceadugenga said: The cold nights will see the local fauna trying to invade houses for a bit of warmth and food, the new pussy cat is on top of it though and had a good haul last night. my two dogs are getting quite skilled at getting rats, mice and snakes. My wife tells me they've been rather busy the last week or so. :) 2
TerrylSky Posted December 22, 2017 Posted December 22, 2017 It's my bloody neighbors in the village - all of them burning their grass, leaves, and other debris in Chiang Rai that's all. :(((((
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