Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand

[PeteC]

El Nino: This is looking like the real deal with each article published. Truthfully, I was here for the 1997-98 and all subsequent El Nino events and I can't recall if it had any impact on the Thai rainy season. We shall see I guess. Pete

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/ ... cmpid=yhoo

[JamesWest]

It us pouring down at MV right now. Big rain

[Stargeezer]

House in Calgary

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Hey JamesWest, My only complaint about Thailand and HH weather is that it was a bit
dicey driving my rented motorcycle in the rain! Otherwise in the Winter I only really complain of
the Canadian Winter weather and freezing my b*lls off while shovelling the snow, and sliding
all over the place on the icy roads! The unique Thailand culture is changing by their exposure
to the rest of the world, just watch the Thai TV shows these days and you will see that.
Not sure where the wild west still exists even in Thailand, except in a few small villages.
Any places with tourists seem like almost anywhere in the world!
Thanks to all of you forum writers for giving me the updated weather though so I can see
what HH and Thailand is like to live at, during this time of the year.
Stargeezerhttp://www.huahinforum.com/download/file.php?m ... w&id=17252

[JamesWest]

according to my "1Weather" app because of the 59% humidity HH has a "feels like" temp of 107 degrees f or 42 degrees c right now.

walking outside i got about one block before i began to hallucinate.

[Dannie Boy]

A couple of good heavy showers this afternoon and more forecast over the next few days, the grass is already looking greener.

[PeteC]

We're in the monsoon now, at least over here in the east. Winds from the southwest and periods of rain every day/night now for the past few days, and expected to keep up all week. Pete

[PeteC]

Army put on disaster alert - The Nation
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http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nationa ... 62558.html

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered preparations yesterday for possible flash floods and landslides, as heavy rains were forecasted for many parts of the country over the next five days.

Meanwhile, the Army turned its disaster relief centre into the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)'s Flood Tackling Centre with two urgent priorities: conducting a preparation plan in case of a major flood and helping flood-affected people.

Deputy government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department (DPMD) and local authorities in the Central, East and Southwest regions were assigned by the PM to prepare for disasters caused by storms, flash floods and landslides. The order stemmed from a Meteorological Department forecast that the southwest monsoon would bring heavy rains to many parts of the country from June 17-21.

"The prime minister is worried about people in areas at risk of storms, flash floods and landslides, so he ordered the DPMD to warn at-risk people and prepare disaster relief efforts," he said. "Troops in these areas were ordered to prepare to help people in a case of disasters," he said.

Disaster officials in Pathum Thani, Suphan Buri, Prachin Buri, Prachuap

Khiri Khan, Chanthaburi and Phuket provinces - as well as local bodies in 15 other provinces including Bangkok - were instructed to be on alert for a possible disaster.

Meanwhile, Army Chief-of-Staff General Chatchalerm Chalermsukh said he instructed responsible regiments to aid flood-affected people in Bangkok by providing transport in flooded area.

Chatchalerm said the army disaster relief centre had transformed into the NCPO's Flood Tackling Centre with two urgent priorities - a preparation plan for with major flooding and helping people who suffer from floods. The centre would coordinate with related agencies to make swift and comprehensive relief efforts.

Bangkok city clerk Sanya Sheenimit told NOW 26's "26th Hour" television programme (http://www.now26.tv) on Tuesday that garbage and grease had clogged the city's drainage system and reduced its ability to drain water, causing flooding in many parts of the capital after heavy rain. But the drainage system, which had been improved, lessened flooding.

"In cases where floodwater would have been 40-50 centimetres deep in the past, the area would just have 10cm to 20cm of flooding," he said.

With Bangkok sited on a low-lying plain it was naturally flood-prone, especially areas along Sukhumvit Road, which were little above sea level, he said.

"In 2009, rain over 100 millimetres would take two days to drain and that severely affected Bangkokians' way of life. This scenario is no longer happening because of improvements to the drainage system," he said.

The current system takes around two hours to drain general areas of Bangkok when there is over 60 millimetres of rain, and areas with good drainage system might only take half an hour, he said. Bangkok parks also served as areas to retain floodwater and thus help prevent rain-triggered flooding,

"However, if there is a storm with more than 200-300 millimetres of rain, the system can be overwhelmed. Thus, the disaster prevention plan is needed to cope with such a situation for before, during and after the storm," he said.

City officials were slightly disheartened by criticism but would continue to work tirelessly to improve and attend to flood problems, he said.

[Nereus]

We're in the monsoon now, at least over here in the east. Winds from the southwest and periods of rain every day/night now for the past few days, and expected to keep up all week. Pete

Although the SW Monsoon is now established on the Andaman Sea side, what we are getting in Bangkok is coming from the east.
There is a huge stationary front streching from China out into the Pacific Ocean. That, along with the associated high pressure areas either side of of it, is causing a very moisture laden air flow to mix with the monsoon flow, resulting in the unusal thunderstorms when the two start to mix together. The front has been there for about a week or 10 days, and is having the same affect on China.

http://www.tmd.go.th/programs/uploads/m ... art_01.JPG

[Nereus]

For anyone wanting to dance naked around a pile of stones, today is Summer Solstice and the longest day of sunlight of the year.

[Big Boy]

We're in the monsoon now, at least over here in the east. Winds from the southwest and periods of rain every day/night now for the past few days, and expected to keep up all week. Pete

Been in Pattaya for a few days now, and not even a sniff of rain.

[Bristolian]

We're in the monsoon now, at least over here in the east. Winds from the southwest and periods of rain every day/night now for the past few days, and expected to keep up all week. Pete

Been in Pattaya for a few days now, and not even a sniff of rain.

Bangkok ..... Same ... Same. No different. Just hot, hot, hot. Cloudy sky's, promises only of rain and a little relief.

[JamesWest]

Heavy rain in Khao Takiab right now. Wind, thunder and lightening.

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[JamesWest]

check out the North on sat. Nam and Laos are getting slammed.

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemil ... scolw.html

[JamesWest]

this sat image is two hours old:

[JamesWest]

and now from the west. rain...