15 Dec. 2022 – at 5:00 p.m., the Meteorological Department issue an announcement regarding Cold weather in upper Thailand and strong wind waves in the Gulf of Thailand No. 3 (affected from December 17-20, 2022) indicates that during December 17-20, 2022, the high pressure area or cold air mass is Another wave from China will spread to cover upper Thailand. causing cold to cold weather in upper Thailand And the temperature will drop with strong winds. by the North and the Northeast The temperature will drop by 6-8 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature on the plains 10-18 degrees Celsius, and the tops of the mountains and mountain tops are cold to very cold and frost in some areas. Minimum temperature 2-10 degrees Celsius for the central and eastern regions including Bangkok and its vicinity. The temperature will drop by 3-5 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature 15-21 degrees Celsius, asking people in the area to take care of their health due to the colder weather.
for the northeast monsoon prevailing over the Gulf of Thailand and the South will strengthen. Causing the lower southern part to have heavy to very heavy rain in some areas Ask people in the southern region to beware of the danger of heavy rain and accumulated rain, which may cause flash floods and flash floods. Especially the foothill slopes near the waterways and lowland areas as well.
Some provinces that are expected to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall are as follows:
December 17, 2022
Southern region: Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun.
During the period 18 – 19 December 2022
South: Surat Thani Province Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun.
For strong wind waves in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman. The waves in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea are 2-4 meters high and more than 4 meters high in thunderstorm areas. Mariners in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea navigate with caution. And small boats should not leave the shore until December 20, 2022.
