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Cool to cold weather forecast for upper Thailand, isolated heavy rain in South

Cool to cold weather forecast for upper Thailand, isolated heavy rain in South

Get your coats or jackets ready if you're living in upper Thailand. The region will experience cool to cold weather with strong winds and a 1-3-degree-Celsius drop in temperature especially on Friday as a strong high-pressure system from China blows across to Thailand, the Meteorological Department forecast on Thursday.

A strong northeast monsoon prevailing over the Gulf and the South will bring heavy to very heavy rain in the area on Thursday, the department said, warning people in the lower South to beware of severe conditions that may cause flash floods and water runoff.

The department also said waves in the Gulf and the Andaman Sea are likely to be about 2 metres high and above 3 metres during thundershowers. It advised all ships to proceed with caution and keep away from thundershower areas, while small boats should stay ashore until December 4.

Here’s the weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Cool to cold weather and isolated light rain; temperature lows of 13-22 degrees and highs of 29-33 degrees Celsius. Temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 7-14 degrees Celsius.

Northeast: Cool to cold weather with strong wind; temperature lows of 15-22 degrees and highs of 29-32 degrees Celsius. Temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 8-15 degrees Celsius.

Central: Cool weather with strong winds; temperature lows of 21-23 degrees, highs of 30-32 degrees Celsius.

East: Mostly cloudy with strong wind; temperature lows of 20-24 degrees, highs of 30-33 degrees Celsius; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres off shore.

South (east coast): Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 70 per cent of the area and isolated heavy to very heavy rain; temperature lows of 22-25 degrees, highs of 26-33 degrees Celsius; waves 2 metres high and over 3 metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 70 per cent of the area and isolated heavy to very heavy rain; temperature lows of 22-25 degrees, highs of 25-28 degrees Celsius; waves 2 metres high and over 2 metres during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Cool weather in the morning with strong winds; temperature lows of 22-23 degrees, highs of 30-34 degrees Celsius.

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