North and Northeast remain cold, heat returns elsewhere
The weak high-pressure covering Thailand and the South China Sea remains static, causing the North and the Northeast to remain cool to cold with the minimum temperatures ranging from 13-20 °C with morning fog and fair skies, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Wednesday (Dec 18).
It will be cold to every cold on mountaintops with minimum temperatures ranging from 3-14 °C. Caution should be exercised when driving through fog. Meanwhile, the Easterly winds prevail over the Gulf and South bringing thundershowers to the lower South.
The weather forecast for the next 24 hours is as follows:
Northern region: Cold with fog in the morning, lows of 13-20 degrees and highs of 30-36 degrees Celsius. Temperature likely to drop to 3-12 degrees on hilltops with frost in some areas.
Northeastern region: Cold with fog in the morning, lows 16-20 degrees, highs of 32-34 degrees Celsius. Temperature likely to drop to 9-14 degrees on hilltops.
Central region: Partly cloudy with fog in the morning; lows of 20-22 degrees, highs of 34-36 degrees Celsius.
Eastern region: Partly cloudy with fog in the morning; lows 21-25 degrees, highs 33-36 degree Celsius; wave height 1 metre.
Southern region (east coast): Mostly cloudy with thunder showers in 40 per cent of the area; lows 22-25 degrees, high s30-34 degrees Celsius; wave height 1 metre, increasing to 1-2 metres during storms.
Southern region (west coast): Mostly cloudy with thunder showers in 30 per cent of the area; lows 23-25 degrees, highs 31-33 degree Celsius; wave height 1 metre, increasing to 2 metres during storms.
Bangkok and surrounding area: Partly cloudy and fog in the morning; lows o24-25 degrees, highs 34-36 degrees Celsius.