April may touch 43 degrees
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The temperature will rise to as high as 43 degrees Celsius next month, the Meteorological Department said. The cause for this is the unusually low number of clouds and less humidity, plus a heat mass moving to the Kingdom, posing the risk of more frequent
The average temperature in Bangkok will be 37-39 degrees.
Somchai Bai-muang, director general of the Meteorological Department, said the temperature has been steadily rising from mid-February and will probably prevail until mid-May, becoming particularly severe until April 3.
The North, Northeast and East will be more prone to thunderstorms, which could be more frequent and stronger than previous years.
Temperatures in many provinces has already hit the 40-degree mark, though it should not climb above 44.5 degrees Celsius.
