Cool to cold weather in upper Thailand, isolated light rains in the East, the Central and the South
The Thailand Meteorological Department on Sunday (January 30) that The westerly winds at high altitude prevail over the North and the Northeast of Thailand with cool to cold remaining.
Meanwhile, another high-pressure system over southern China, upper Vietnam and the South China Sea is expected to reach the upper Northeast of Thailand by tomorrow (January 31). This forces the southerly and southeasterly winds blowing the humidity from the sea to cover the East and the Northeast regions of the country with isolated rain.
On mountaintops of the North and the Northeast, cold to very cold is forecast. The minimum temperature of the North mountaintops is in range of 5-12 °C while the Northeast ranges by 9-15 °C.
People in the upper country should keep healthy due to the variable weather. All transports take more caution in poor visibility.
The weak northeast monsoon prevails across the Gulf with isolated light rain over the South.
The 24-hour weather forecast for different regions:
North: Cool to cold with fog in the morning; temperature lows of 12-18 °C and highs of 30-35 °C; temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 5-12 °C.
Northeast: Cool with fog in the morning. Isolated thundershowers; temperature lows of 17-22 °C and highs of 33-35 °C; temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 9-15 °C.
Central: Partly cloudy with morning fog and isolated light rain; temperature lows of 23-24 °C and highs of 35-37 °C.
East: Partly cloudy with morning fog and isolated light rain. Isolated thundershowers; temperature lows of 24-27 °C, highs of 32-36 °C; waves below 1 metre high and about 1 metre offshore.
South (east coast): Partly cloudy with isolated light rain. Isolated thundershowers; temperature lows of 21-25 °C, highs of 30-35 °C; waves below 1 metre high and about 1 metre in thundershowers.
South (west coast): Partly cloudy. Isolated thundershowers; temperature lows of 22-26 °C, highs of 34-36 °C; waves below 1 metre high and about 1 metre offshore.
Bangkok and surrounding areas: Partly cloudy with fog in the morning and isolated light rain; temperature lows of 23-25 °C and highs of 33-36 °C.