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  • 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,…

  • Rain reigns: Thailand weather woes continues despite sunny predictions | Thaiger

    Rain reigns: Thailand weather woes continues despite sunny predictions

    Despite optimistic weather forecasts for hotter, drier days, Thailand continues to experience unrelenting rainfall with areas in the eastern, central, and western sides of the south hit heavily. The Thai Meteorological Department has issued warnings for heavy rain and accumulated rainfall, which raises the risk of flash floods and wild watercourses, particularly in areas near mountains and rivers. The prevalent…

  • 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 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…

  • Widespread rainstorms expected in 45 Thai provinces, sailors urged to be cautious | Thaiger

    Widespread rainstorms expected in 45 Thai provinces, sailors urged to be cautious

    The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) issued a gloomy report on today’s weather. About 45 provinces across the country have been warned to prepare for intense rainstorms, with the possibility of rainfall covering 60% to 80% of certain areas. These include areas in western Thailand, the northeast and eastern provinces, and the capital. With the southwesterly monsoon traversing the upper northern…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • Expect heavy rain in 42 provinces including Bangkok | Thaiger

    Expect heavy rain in 42 provinces including Bangkok

    The Thai Department of Meteorology alerted residents in 42 provinces to expect heavy rain, including the capital, Bangkok, with 70% of the southern region particularly affected. Citizens are cautioned to take necessary precautions to avoid potential hazards. This 24-hour forecast, valid from 6 am today to 6am tomorrow, is due to a southwest monsoon prevailing across the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Heavy rain alert: 39 Thai provinces including Bangkok braced for potential floods | Thaiger

    Heavy rain alert: 39 Thai provinces including Bangkok braced for potential floods

    The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) issued an advisory for continuous rain over many parts of the country. A total of 39 provinces, including the capital city of Bangkok, are expected to experience heavy rainfall, covering 60% of these areas. The TMD forewarned residents in these regions to be on guard for potential flash floods and land runoff from today onwards.…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • El Nino drought: Thailand braces for potential impact, agencies prepare | Thaiger

    El Nino drought: Thailand braces for potential impact, agencies prepare

    The National Water Resources Office of Thailand (ONWR), the country’s central agency for water resource management, warns of a potential drought due to the influence of a “mild” El Nino weather phenomenon. In a recently held meeting, the ONWR pressed associated agencies to prepare for a likely dry spell. The meeting held yesterday brought together representatives from various domains, including…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Heavy rainfall warnings issued for Bangkok and 35 provinces as storms weaken | Thaiger

    Heavy rainfall warnings issued for Bangkok and 35 provinces as storms weaken

    Heavy rainfall warnings have been issued for 36 provinces, including Bangkok, with a 60% chance of downpours today. The Thai Meteorological Department has also cautioned boat operators in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand due to high waves amid weakening southwest monsoon conditions. The forecast for the next 24 hours shows a subtropical storm 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,…

  • 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…

  • Southwest monsoon brings heavy rain, high waves to 42 Thai provinces; caution advised | Thaiger

    Southwest monsoon brings heavy rain, high waves to 42 Thai provinces; caution advised

    A southwest monsoon covering the Andaman Sea and Thailand has led to heavy rain and high waves in 42 provinces, while Bangkok‘s rainy season is expected to bring downpours in some areas. The Thai Meteorological Department warns this weather pattern is expected to continue, with flash floods and high waves occurring, particularly in the east. “The southern westerly wind is…

  • 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…

  • Rough seas prompt beach swimming ban in Trang | Thaiger

    Rough seas prompt beach swimming ban in Trang

    Heavy rainfall and strong winds have led to high waves of around 3 metres along Trang coast, prompting officials at Chao Mai National Park to erect red flags barring tourists from swimming in the affected areas. The ban has been imposed on Pak Meng Beach, Chao Mai Beach and Yao Beach, leaving visitors to explore safer alternatives. During the past…

  • Heavy rainfall warning: 70% of Thailand faces risk, 43 provinces affected | Thaiger

    Heavy rainfall warning: 70% of Thailand faces risk, 43 provinces affected

    Continuous rainfall and flooding have led to warnings in 43 provinces in Thailand, affecting 70% of the region. The Thai Meteorological Department urged citizens to be cautious of potential dangers amidst the downpour, including landslides and flash floods. The heavy rainfall is a result of a strong monsoon trough passing through Myanmar, affecting parts of northern, northeastern, central, and eastern Thailand,…