Temperature drops in upper Thailand, South sees rain
Another rather strong high-pressure system from China will cover upper Thailand from November 13 to 15 bringing occasional thundershowers followed by cooler weather and strong winds, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Wednesday (November13).
The North and Northeast will see temperatures decrease by 2-5 °C while in the Central and the East, they will drop by 2-4 °C. it will be cold to very cold on mountaintops with minimum temperature of 7-12 °C. Morning fog will blanket the upper part of the country so caution is advised while driving. The northeast monsoon prevails across the Gulf and the South and isolated thundershowers remain in the lower South.
The weather forecast for the next 24 hours is as follows:
Northern region: Cool weather and fog in the morning with thunder showers in 10 per cent of the area, temperature lows of 20-22 degrees and highs of 32-36 degrees Celsius. Temperature likely to drop to 8-13 degrees on hilltops.
Northeastern region: Cool and cloudy weather in the morning with thunder showers in 20 per cent of the area, temperatures lows 18-23 degrees and highs of 28-34 degrees Celsius. Temperature likely to drop to 9-14 degrees on hilltops.
Central region: Cloudy and fog in the morning with thunder showers in 10 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 22-23 degrees, highs 33-35 degrees Celsius.
Eastern region: Cloudy and fog in the morning with thunder showers in 10 per cent of the area; lows 23-24 degrees, highs 33-35 degree Celsius; wave height 1 metre.
Southern region (east coast): Partly cloudy with thunder showers in 30 per cent of the area; lows of 22-24 degrees, high 31-34 degrees Celsius; wave height 1-2 metres, increasing to 2 metres during storms.
Southern region (west coast): Partly cloudy with thunder showers in 30 per cent of the area; lows 23-24 degrees, highs 32-33 degree Celsius; wave height 1 metre, increasing to 1-2 metres during storms.
Bangkok and surrounding area: Cloudy and fog in the morning with thunder showers in 10 per cent of the area, temperature lows of 24-25 degrees, highs 33-36 degrees Celsius.
