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Upper Thailand will experience hot weather along with thunderstorms, gusty winds, hail and isolated heavy rains in some areas, the Meteorological Department said on Thursday, advising people to avoid the outdoors, big trees, unsecured buildings and billboards, while farmers should prepare for crop damage.

If you live especially in the North or the Northeast, beware: thunderstorms, gusty winds, hail, heavy rains and lightning strikes are likely, as a high pressure system from China covers these areas while southeasterly and southerly winds prevail across this region, the Meteorological Department said on Thursday, advising people to avoid the outdoors and keep away from big trees, unsecured buildings and billboards while farmers should prepare for crop damage.

Hot weather with thunderstorms, gusty winds, hail and lightning strikes are likely in the North, the Northeast, the Central region and the East as a high pressure system from China covers the upper Northeast while southeasterly and southwesterly winds prevail across upper Thailand, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday, advising people to avoid going outdoors or being near big trees, unsecured buildings and billboards. It also asked farmers to prepare for likely crop damage.

A high-pressure system from China covers the upper Northeast of Thailand and the South China Sea, while southeasterly and southwesterly winds prevail across upper Thailand.

The Thailand Meteorological Department said that a high pressure area from China was expected to extend to the upper Northeast of Thailand on Monday, while the southwesterly winds prevail over upper Thailand.

Thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail are forecast for the North even as hot to and very hot conditions prevail in some areas. The southerly and southeasterly winds blow in with the humidity.

A high-pressure system from China will extend to upper Thailand and the South China Sea while southerly and the southeasterly winds prevail over the upper country where hot to very hot weather conditions continue.

Thunder showers, heavy rain and gusts are forecast for most of Thailand on October 5-6, the Thailand Meteorological Department announced on Saturday (October 5).

Residents of several provinces in the North, Northeast, Central and East were warned to brace themselves on Saturday for thunderstorms until Monday.

Thunderstorms that unleashed hail hit seven districts of Phichit Monday evening, damaging around 500 houses, officials said on Tuesday.

Over 300 houses were damaged when thunderstorms slammed seven districts of Kamphaeng Phet province at about 8pm on Monday night, officials said.

Heavy rains across Phuket on Tuesday morning caused peak-hour flooding of roads, congestion and a landslide.