Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand

[Nereus]

If you take a look at the synoptic chart it gives a better idea of what is happening. The current weather is influenced by a big high pressure area over roughly Vietnam. This is giving a North Easterly air flow to the Eastern part of Thailand, but it is opposed by a North Westerly air flow out on the Bay of Bengal, which roughly converges along a line near Hua Hin. It is unlikely that weather flowing from the East will make it across the Gulf.

http://www.tmd.go.th/en/weather_map.php

(click on the small chart to enlarge it)

[PeteC]

Maybe this one will make it to HH, Bangkok it seems for sure. Just bombed me over here. Images only good if you look within the next hors or so as live radar. Pete

Forgot to paste the link before...but now it seems to have made it to Bangkok and almost Hu Hin. Radar at 0830 hours. Pete

http://www2.tmd.go.th/radar/rygLoop.php

[hhfarang]

It is completely overcast here...

[Nereus]

It is not raining in Bangkok where I am, although it is overcast there are no heavy rain bearing clouds around.

There is very little actual rain shown in those radar returns, Pete. Only the upper part of the yellow into the red is regarded as precipitation. Also, the scale that they are using ( dBZ), has a bearing on how the returns are interpreted. The returns from the outer edge, around 150km, are about 1.5 km above the ground.

[PeteC]

Little rain! I haven't been checking colors due to no electric, high winds and enough water to flood the entire route between house and daughters school up to my truck's mid-wheel. Black as night here once again so more on the way I'm afraid. It is gloriously cool though. Will never complain about rain. Pete

[PeteC]

It is completely overcast here...

I hope it makes it HHF, you guys need it much more than over here. Temp is around 22c also now here. Pete

[Nereus]

Little rain! I haven't been checking colors due to no electric, high winds and enough water to flood the entire route between house and daughters school up to my truck's mid-wheel. Black as night here once again so more on the way I'm afraid. It is gloriously cool though. Will never complain about rain. Pete

Well, that just goes to prove what I am saying! The radar is showing blue and green in your area, which, on their scale, is bone dry!

[dozer]

We have just had our first major downpour of the year and the power is out in many areas

[fach3003]

I woke up to rain...thought i was dreaming hahaha
first proper rain ive seen since i left the UK...
nice and fresh now!

[PeteC]

This includes Hua Hin. Pete

Warning

"Summer Thunderstorm "

No. 4 (45/2554) Time Issued : March 08, 2011
The ridge of moderate high pressure area has covered Thailand and the South China Sea. Thunderstorm with gust and hail are expected in Lower Northern, Northeastern, Central, Eastern and upper Southern Thailand. People beware of summer thunderstorm, gust and hail during 8-9 March.

During 9-11 March, easterly wind prevails over the South and the Gulf of Thailand is moderate, wind-wave from Surat Thani southward about 2 meters. All ship should proceed with caution.

The advisory is in effect for Thailand from 8 March 2011

Issued at 12.00 a.m.

Weather Forecast Bureau, Meteorological Department

[cozza]

There was some light rain this morning...here in Hua Hin.

[PeteC]

We should see what is the hottest day of the year this year. In 2006 it was March 19 at 41.6C. 2007 it was April 26 at 44C. All the other statistics I can find show some date in April, and of course the hottest location in the North or Northeast.

Here I sit on March 10 at the hottest time of the day and it's only 30C in Rayong, with showers almost daily for the past week.

I stretch my neck and say we're not going to have much of a hot season this year, with rain becoming more and more frequent as we get into April. An official early rainy season IMO. Pete

[PeteC]

I post this as the skies are on fire with lightening at 0500 here in Rayong. Pete

Warning

"Westerly Trough"

No. 8 (54/2554) Time Issued : March 14, 2011
The westerly trough has moved to the upper North of Thailand, and another round of strong high pressure area from China will extend to northern Thailand tomorrow(15 Mar,2011). These causes thunderstorm with gust and hail occurring over the following areas:

- 14-15 March, over the North, Northeast, East and Central including Bangkok and vicinity

- 16-18 March, over the whole country

People should beware of this severe weather during the period. During 16-18 Mar, the wind-wave in Gulf of Thailand will strengthen. It is expected about 2 meters of wave high in the lower Gulf from Surat Thani southward, all ship should proceed with caution.



The advisory is in effect for Thailand from 14 March 2011

Issued at 10.30 p.m.

[PeteC]

.....Richard said on another thread, "get out the long johns...". He's right. No idea whats going on this morning in the 'hot season' . 15C in Udorn, 19C here in Rayong, and 20C in Hua Hin as of 0430 hours, and it's raining here in Rayong, a cold and damp rain. You UK'ites would feel right at home! Pete

[PeteC]

18C in Bangkok at 0530....ice moving down the Chao Praya at an alarming rate! Pete