FRIDAY, March 29, 2024
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Thundershowers forecast for most regions

Thundershowers forecast for most regions

The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Saturday (August 8) that a monsoon trough lies across the North and the Northeast and there is a low-pressure cell over the South China Sea. Meanwhile the moderate southwest monsoon across the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand is strengthening.

Continuous rainfall is forecast for the whole country with isolated heavy rain in some areas of the North, the Northeast and the East. People should beware of heavy rains and accumulated rainfalls, the department cautioned.
The department also said that wind waves in the upper Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand were intensifying. All ships should proceed with caution and small boats should keep ashore, the department advised. Additionally, the active low-pressure cell in the east of the Philippines is developing into a category 2 storm and the tropical depression is likely to move up to Taiwan. This storm will not affect Thailand.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours is as follows:
North: Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas and isolated heavy rains; minimum temperature 25-27 degrees Celsius and maximum 29-34°C.
Northeast: Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 80 per cent of the areas and isolated heavy rains; minimum temperature 24-26°C, maximum 30-34°C.
Central: Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas and isolated heavy rains; minimum temperature 25-26°C, maximum 29-31°C.
East: Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 80 per cent of the areas and isolated heavy rains; minimum temperature 23-26°C, maximum 29-31°C; waves two metres high and over two metres during thundershowers.
South (east coast): Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas; minimum temperature 24-25°C, maximump 31-34°C; waves 1-2 metres high and over two metres during thundershowers.
South (west coast): Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas; minimum temperature 24-25°C, maximum 30-34°C; waves two metres high and over two metres during thundershowers.
Bangkok and surrounding areas: Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas; minimum temperature 25-26°C, maximum 30-33°C.

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