Heavy rains to continue to batter Thailand

January 22, 2018

Rains continue to lash Thailand and these showers continue to remain more confined to the southern parts of the country. On the contrary, dry weather prevailed in parts of North Thailand. The intensity of these rains varied from moderate to heavy with isolated very heavy. In the last 24 hours, Phattalung Agromet recorded three-digit rains …

Cold spell over North Thailand, heavy rains in Southern districts

December 16, 2017

Thailand, a country at the center of the Indochinese peninsula is situated in south-east Asia. Thailand’s climate is controlled and governed by monsoon winds, that have a seasonal disposition. The south-west monsoon spans from May till October is designated by the motion of warm, moist air from the Indian Ocean to Thailand, cause abundant …

Low pressure to bring heavy rains, flash flooding, mudslides in South Thailand

November 29, 2017

The Thai nation has been witnessing heavy rains for the past many days. All thanks to the persisting weather system which has been pounding moderate to heavy rains over many areas of Thailand. The last 24 hours were also quite similar as many parts of Thailand did record hefty rains. In fact, some areas even …

Rains to continue over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, No relief for Thailand

January 8, 2017

Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been witnessing good spell of rain since past many days. According to Skymet Weather, fairly widespread rain has occurred over the region. Particularly the southern parts of islands including Nancowry, Car Nicobar and Hut Bay have received heavy to very heavy rains. Moreover, some parts of Thailand such as Phuket, Krabi, …

Haze cloud reaches Thailand, schools shut in Malaysia

October 7, 2015

The Malaysian government has ordered schools to be shut nationwide in order to put children away from the thick and hazardous haze. The haze is due to smoke from the burning forest in Indonesia. The haze has blanketed parts of Malaysia and Singapore for about a month. On Monday the haze reached Thailand, it is …

Drought conditions abate but water shortage looms in Thailand

July 22, 2015

It seems the drought conditions that threatened the rice production in Thailand are over. The worst drought in the last decade had put a lot of pressure on Thailand’s economy. Seven out of 67 provinces were declared drought hit around two weeks ago, now these provinces have been declared drought free by the authorities. This is …

Worst drought in a decade leads to desperate measures in Thailand

July 13, 2015

The farmers in the Suphan Buri province of Thailand which is also the rice bowl of the country, are increasingly becoming desperate to irrigate their parched fields. This is because the region is currently experiencing its worst drought in over a decade. The rainfall season is under way and out of a total of 67 …