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  • Monsoon mayhem: Thai Meteorological Department warns of soaking showers | Thaiger

    Monsoon mayhem: Thai Meteorological Department warns of soaking showers

    The Thai Meteorological Department issued a warning today of increased and heavy rainfall due to the southwestern monsoon covering the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand. As a result, 47 provinces are at risk of sudden flooding and forest runoff. People in these areas have been urged to be wary of heavy rain and accumulated precipitation, which can…

  • Phuket and neighbouring provinces bracing for heavy rainfall | Thaiger

    Phuket and neighbouring provinces bracing for heavy rainfall

    The Thai Meteorological Department’s Phuket branch has issued a strong warning cautioning of substantial rainfall anticipated in Phuket and its peripheral regions from July 30 until August 2. The warning is extended over four provinces stretching along the Andaman coast. The Southwestern Meteorology Centre, functioning near Phuket International Airport, sent out the warning about heavy rainfall at 6am yesterday and…

  • Flash flood warning issued for 37 provinces as heavy rain continues across Thailand | Thaiger

    Flash flood warning issued for 37 provinces as heavy rain continues across Thailand

    The Thai Meteorological Department issued a heavy rain warning for areas across Thailand today, with 37 provinces experiencing flooding. The northeast regions are being hit hardest. Residents are being urged to remain cautious of flash floods and forest waterline aftermaths, particularly in hilly terrain areas. As of 5am today, July 27, the Department of Meteorological Science forecast heavy rain lashing…

  • Expect weather changes as strong southwest monsoon engulfs Thailand, says TMD | Thaiger

    Expect weather changes as strong southwest monsoon engulfs Thailand, says TMD

    Temperatures are expected to dip, and significant rain is forecast across various parts of Thailand today, the Meteorological Department (TMD) warns. Regions, including central Thailand, the east, and parts of the south are expecting a 60% chance of thunderstorms. Various factors, such as the intense southwest monsoon prevailing over the Andaman Sea, upper Thailand, and the upper Gulf of Thailand,…

  • Unyielding monsoon rains trigger flood and landslide alerts in 44 Thailand provinces | Thaiger

    Unyielding monsoon rains trigger flood and landslide alerts in 44 Thailand provinces

    According to the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD), an unbroken spread of rainfall is affecting 44 provinces across Thailand, with a heavy downfall of 80% covering areas including Bangkok. The relentless rain is forecasted to continue into the next 24 hours. The TMD warns of potential dangers with flash floods and landslides being a significant concern, particularly in low-lying areas, and…

  • Heavy downpours forecasted across 42 Thai provinces, flash floods expected | Thaiger

    Heavy downpours forecasted across 42 Thai provinces, flash floods expected

    The country has been warned of possible intense downpours and potential floods today by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD), affecting 42 major provinces across Thailand, including Bangkok. Residents are being cautioned of sudden flash floods. At 5am today, the TMD forecasted a 24-hour weather change with the intrusion of monsoons from the north and northeast. These monsoons are heading towards…

  • Monsoon causes storm surge across Thailand with high risk of flash floods: 36 provinces on alert | Thaiger

    Monsoon causes storm surge across Thailand with high risk of flash floods: 36 provinces on alert

    The Thai Meteorological Department issued a warning for severe thunderstorms and floods impacting 36 provinces across Thailand due to the monsoons. Citizens are urged to remain alert to the risks of flash floods. The department forecasts such weather patterns to continue for the next 24 hours. The north and the northeastern regions are experiencing a trough of the monsoon passing over them,…

  • Monsoon forecast triggers flood alerts across Thailand, mariners advised caution | Thaiger

    Monsoon forecast triggers flood alerts across Thailand, mariners advised caution

    The Thai Meteorological Department forecasted inclement weather for the next 24 hours due to a strong southwesterly monsoon hovering over the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand. This has resulted in widespread thunderstorms and scattered heavy rains, particularly in the northeast and central regions of the country. Some areas in the eastern and southern regions are expected to face…

  • Rainfall reigns: Tropical storm Talim puts Thailand on umbrella alert | Thaiger

    Rainfall reigns: Tropical storm Talim puts Thailand on umbrella alert

    The Thai Meteorological Department recommends the nation gets its umbrellas out as heavy rainfall bears down on Thailand, providing a tangible reminder of the dramatic effects of tropical storm Talim. The Meteorological Department issued a weather alert for several provinces in the country as the storm continues to show its relentless power. An urgent weather bulletin cautions citizens, particularly those…

  • Heavy rain alert: Monsoon threat prompts flood and runoff warnings across Thailand | Thaiger

    Heavy rain alert: Monsoon threat prompts flood and runoff warnings across Thailand

    The Thai Meteorological Department issued an alert for heavy to very heavy rain, as a strong monsoon poses risks of sudden flooding and forest runoff across southern regions. Waves in the seas are predicted to reach heights of 2 to 3 metres today. The alert was raised due to a strong monsoon trough that will pass through the northern, northeastern,…

  • Monsoon warning for 46 Thai provinces: Rainfall, thunderstorms, and choppy seas | Thaiger

    Monsoon warning for 46 Thai provinces: Rainfall, thunderstorms, and choppy seas

    The Thai Meteorological Department issued a warning today of a southwest monsoon causing thunderstorms throughout the country. The alert specified significant rainfall projected across 46 provinces, both north and south, covering 40% of the country’s north and south. The population should be vigilant due to the inherent danger at this time. The southwest monsoon now covers the Andaman Sea, Thailand,…

  • Thunderstorms forecast: Heavy rainfall to sweep across 40% of Thailand, including Bangkok | Thaiger

    Thunderstorms forecast: Heavy rainfall to sweep across 40% of Thailand, including Bangkok

    The Meteorological Department warned that Thailand will continue to experience thunderstorms, predicting that 40% of the territory, including Bangkok, will be hit by heavy rainfall. A southwesterly monsoon that currently covers the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand is causing these downpours. Accordingly, in both the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, waves are expected to reach…

  • Heavy rain, floods, and landslide dangers as monsoon air currents persist in Thailand | Thaiger

    Heavy rain, floods, and landslide dangers as monsoon air currents persist in Thailand

    Thailand continues to experience heavy rainfall in various regions due to eastward-moving monsoon air currents and southwestern monsoon winds that still cover the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand. The adverse weather conditions have resulted in the need for vigilance against potential danger from intense and accumulated rainfall, which might lead to sudden floods and landslides, particularly in…

  • Severe flooding hits Phuket prompting widespread road closures | Thaiger

    Severe flooding hits Phuket prompting widespread road closures

    Substantial flooding due to heavy rain last night and early this morning swamped the holiday resort of Phuket, prompting police to shut down several of its main roads. Streets across the town became untraversable, leading to police-imposed road closures. The water levels in Bang Yai Canal, the canal that transits through the city providing a key drainage channel into the…

  • TMD issues flash floods and heavy rain warning | Thaiger

    TMD issues flash floods and heavy rain warning

    The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD)announced a cautionary warning for the period this weekend, urging people to brace for heavy rainfall, risk of flash floods, and forest runoff. The department also warned of high waves, recommending that people avoid travelling by boat. The TMD today forecasted the weather over the next 24-hour period, emphasising that a moderate southwest monsoon continues to…

  • Heavy rainfall predicted across 41 Thai provinces, with potential flash floods | Thaiger

    Heavy rainfall predicted across 41 Thai provinces, with potential flash floods

    The Thai Meteorological Department today reported forecasts of continued rainfall affecting 41 provinces, with 60% of the territories, including Bangkok, expected to experience heavy rainfall. The tropical depression in the southwest monsoon is covering the Andaman Sea and Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand as well. This, combined with a considerable low-pressure system based in northern Vietnam, is causing persistent…

  • Incoming monsoon triggers warnings for torrential rainfalls in 33 Thai provinces, including Bangkok | Thaiger

    Incoming monsoon triggers warnings for torrential rainfalls in 33 Thai provinces, including Bangkok

    The Meteorological Department today warns of relentless storms resulting in heavy rainfall mainly affecting northern Thailand. Thirty-three provinces, including Bangkok, where 60% of the area has been heavily afflicted calls for residents to be cautious in these areas. The phenomenon could result in flash floods and outlandish forest water flows. The monsoon winds blowing heavily from the southwest continue to…

  • Severe weather alert: 45 Thai provinces to experience heavy rain | Thaiger

    Severe weather alert: 45 Thai provinces to experience heavy rain

    The Thai Meteorological Department issued a severe weather warning as a depression is set to bring heavy rainfall to 45 provinces, including Bangkok. In the wake of the monsoon, the southern region is expected to witness the worst conditions, with waves expected to reach up to 2 to 3 metres high. Today’s weather conditions are further complicated due to the…

  • TMD warns of torrential rainfall across 44 Thai provinces | Thaiger

    TMD warns of torrential rainfall across 44 Thai provinces

    The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) today warns that a trough will pass over the upper part of the country causing torrential rainfall in 44 provinces. The southern region will experience heavy rainfall across 70% of its area. Additionally, the seas are predicted to have high waves. The department‘s weather forecast for the next 24 hours mentions that a trough will pass over…

  • Thailand braces for more severe storms and heavy rainfall | Thaiger

    Thailand braces for more severe storms and heavy rainfall

    The Meteorological Department today warns that Thailand continues to experience thunderstorms and heavy rains in the upper northern, eastern, and southern regions. A vortex advances into the Gulf inducing the southwest monsoon to prevail over the Andaman Sea, the southern portion, and the Gulf of Thailand, causing ongoing heavy rain in the upper northern, eastern, and southern regions of Thailand.…

  • Monsoon surge raises flood risk across Thailand: 47 provinces on high alert | Thaiger

    Monsoon surge raises flood risk across Thailand: 47 provinces on high alert

    Swelling rainfall across Thailand, spurred by the increasing strength of a monsoon coupled with an area of low atmospheric pressure, has compelled the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) to warn that 47 provinces could face potentially hazardous situations. Over the next 24 hours, it predicts 60% of their areas will face heavy rain, with the severity being the most significant in…

  • Severe weather alert: Heavy rainfall predicted across Thailand due to monsoon impact | Thaiger

    Severe weather alert: Heavy rainfall predicted across Thailand due to monsoon impact

    In the forecast for the next 24 hours, weather conditions across Thailand are expected to turn severe with heavy rains predicted in the northern, and northeastern regions, and a significant 60% of Bangkok areas facing heavy downpours. These conditions are following the impact of a monsoon trough passing over the northern region and upper Laos, which is leading into a…

  • Thai-twister alert: Storm swirls promised over next 24 hours | Thaiger

    Thai-twister alert: Storm swirls promised over next 24 hours

    The Meteorological Department forecasts a 24-hour Thailand weather shift starting this morning, caused by a storm passing over northern and northeast Thailand. The low-pressure trough pushing in from northern Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin, along with the continual southwest monsoon, have increased rainfall across northern, northeastern, and eastern Thailand, with some areas experiencing heavy downpours. Central and southern Thailand…

  • Thunderstorm warning issued for 37 provinces including Bangkok | Thaiger

    Thunderstorm warning issued for 37 provinces including Bangkok

    Thailand’s The Department of Meteorology issued a warning for the possibility of thunderstorms in 37 provinces, including Bangkok. This is attributed to the low atmospheric pressure engulfing Vietnam’s upper zone, leading to a decline in the rain after today. While rainfall has diminished, volatile weather conditions persist in certain parts of the country. The inclement conditions over the Andaman Sea…

  • National Astronomical Research Institute forecasts today as longest day in Thailand | Thaiger

    National Astronomical Research Institute forecasts today as longest day in Thailand

    The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand today announced that the Summer Solstice or ‘Srisamayan’ will result in the longest day and shortest night of the year. The Sun will pause at the highest point in the north today. The term ‘Solstice’ comes from the Indo-European word stice, meaning steady or pause. The Summer Solstice signifies the day when the…

  • Heavy rain forecast for 30 provinces including Bangkok, fisherman warned amid rough seas | Thaiger

    Heavy rain forecast for 30 provinces including Bangkok, fisherman warned amid rough seas

    Today’s weather forecast warns of persistent heavy rainfall in 30 provinces, covering 40% of the area, including Bangkok. Moreover, the southern region will experience rough seas, prompting caution for fishermen. Today, the Thai Meteorological Department issued a 24-hour weather forecast. According to the forecast, a moderate southwest monsoon is currently covering the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand,…

  • Thai weather warnings: 26 provinces face heavy rain, southern coast sees 2 metre waves | Thaiger

    Thai weather warnings: 26 provinces face heavy rain, southern coast sees 2 metre waves

    Rainfall is lessening nationwide today, but the Thai Meteorological Department warns that 26 provinces still face heavy rain and thunderstorm, affecting 40% of the area. The southern coastal region will experience waves higher than 2 metres during this time. The department forecasted that a moderate southwesterly monsoon will cover the Andaman Sea in Thailand and the Gulf of Thailand, combined…

  • Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms persist in Thailand: Caution advised for monsoon-affected areas | Thaiger

    Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms persist in Thailand: Caution advised for monsoon-affected areas

    Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue to affect parts of Thailand, with the Thai Meteorological Department warning of further downpours. Most areas exposed to the southwesterly monsoon are advised to be cautious due to potential danger from the heavy rainfall. Today’s Thai weather forecast includes a 24-hour warning for Thailand and the Gulf of Thailand. This is due to the southwesterly…

  • Rain Reigns: Meteorological Department’s warning of showers in 34 Thailand provinces | Thaiger

    Rain Reigns: Meteorological Department’s warning of showers in 34 Thailand provinces

    Heavy rain is forecast in 34 provinces across Thailand today with a 60% chance of precipitation in the northern region, warns the Meteorological Department. Coastal areas are experiencing high waves and boats are advised to be cautious in the storm-affected areas. Today, the Thai Meteorological Department made a 24-hour forecast suggesting that the southwest monsoon would continue to cover the…

  • Heavy rainfall to hit 37 provinces: Stay alert for flash floods | Thaiger

    Heavy rainfall to hit 37 provinces: Stay alert for flash floods

    Heavy rainfall is expected in 37 provinces across Thailand this week, with a 60% chance of precipitation, according to the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD). The country and parts of Bangkok are on alert for potential flash floods, prompting residents to exercise caution as accumulated rainfall increases the risk. These weather conditions are a result of low-pressure troughs affecting the northern…