After the terrible floods of the rainy season and the icy cold snaps of winter, Thailand will face heatwaves this summer.
While cold weather is still present in most of Thailand , the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) is forecasting an intense and scorching hot season in late February and end in May .
Temperatures are expected to climb to 42-43 degrees Celsius, with sporadic thunderstorms providing a fleeting respite.
In the northern regions, residents will experience roller coaster weather.
While early and mid-March promises sweltering days, mornings in the north and northeast will see a brief respite thanks to a persistent high-pressure front moving in from China.
Don't put away your wool sweaters just yet, as the cold will make an appearance as the front weakens.
As March draws to a close, a pesky low pressure cell is expected to position itself over the north, fueling the rise in temperatures.
Adding to the scorching mix, southeasterly winds will carry moisture from the Gulf of Thailand, enveloping most areas in sweltering humidity, while some places will experience very hot conditions.
April and May will mark the beginning of a transitional period, with skies becoming increasingly unsettled as the seasons change.
Be prepared for sudden bouts of hot, humid weather punctuated by thunderstorms, due to the shift from southeasterly or southerly winds to the southwest monsoon.
In the south, from March to the end of April, easterly and southeasterly winds will continue to thunder, causing torrential rains across 20 to 30% of the region.
The Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea will experience moderate activity with waves reaching around 1 meter.
In May, the skies will open up further, hitting the southwest coast in particular with incessant rains that will affect 60 to 80% of the region.
Prepare to get seriously soaked, with heavy to very heavy downpours and Andaman Sea waves reaching 2 to 3 meters.
The Gulf of Thailand will experience more moderate turbulence of 1 to 2 meters due to the advance of the southwest monsoon.
Warning
Extreme heat in Thailand. Photo: Thai PBS World
Fire hazards
This season's hellish weather forecast is conducive to wildfires and forest fires.
Caution will be required to reduce the risk of flare-ups when using fuels.
Health warnings
From late March to mid-April, the extreme and prolonged heat wave could be problematic, especially for vulnerable groups such as the sick, the elderly and young children.
It is advisable to stay out of the sun, checking frequently that family members are prepared to face the high temperatures.
Brace yourselves, Thailand, as the scorching summer saga unfolds, bringing fire, floods, and a fierce clash of the elements.
Stay hydrated, stay safe, and keep umbrellas handy, just in case the skies decide it's showtime!
Source: The Thaiger
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2 comments
Well!! That’s promising…
The Thai Meteorological Agency has accustomed us to forecasts with oversized verbal superlatives when publishing its long-term forecast bulletins...
Personally, I would like to have a "normal weather alert" from time to time, with nights between 18 and 22 degrees, a gentle transition of 2 degrees every hour between 8 and 1 p.m. to reach 28 to 32 degrees in the afternoon, with a refreshing breeze, a fine, soft and cool rain to water our gardens at the end of the day and the beginning of the night, calm starry nights...
But now we are heading towards other scenarios, bringing us hurricanes, cyclones, storms, floods, mudslides, landslides, collapsed roads and buildings, destruction of agricultural and rural areas, and bringing its share of domestic accidents, injuries and deaths.
And all this, year after year, is repeated with authorities totally powerless to implement the preventive, logistical, technical and human means to minimize, in the short and long term, the most serious consequences of these catastrophic conditions on the population and their property.
I believe that in this area, as in many others, the authorities, overwhelmed by the scale of the damage, are content to warn that disasters are coming, watch and note, when the time comes, the dramatic consequences, with declarations of helplessness, empty and oft-repeated speeches, taking emergency measures at will which are far from sufficient in the face of the reality on the ground...
And this is not specific to Thailand, but we can see hurricanes, typhoons, floods, landslides and fires in the whole of Southeast Asia, but also in Germany, Spain, Italy, Canada, the United States... in France!
We just have to keep our fingers crossed that the worst that could happen to us will pass far away and spare our home!!!
All over the world, weather services are spreading the myth of anthropogenic global warming, using excessive language designed to manipulate people into accepting restrictions on freedom, rising fossil fuel prices, taxes supposedly financing green energy, and, above all, spending fortunes on electric cars, most often powered by electricity produced from gas or oil.
Never forget that Thailand was one of the first countries to recognize the chemical spraying of clouds to make rain fall...
It was even a project of the late king...