The Meteorological Department will announce The entry of winter in Thailand in 2024 is expected to start on 29 Oct.
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The Meteorological Department will announce The entry of winter in Thailand in 2024 is expected to start on 29 Oct. 2024 and will end at the end of February 2025. It is expected to be colder than last year. The coldest weather period will be in December 2024 – January 2025.
Date: 25 Oct. 2024 Dr. Sukanyaneeyawinchan Inspector General of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society Acting Director-General of the Meteorological Department revealed that according to the criteria for considering the entry into winter in Thailand. Which includes 1. Lowest temperature in upper Thailand. The weather is generally cold. That is, the lowest temperature is less than 23 degrees Celsius continuously. 2. The lower winds at heights of about 100-3,500 meters are northeasterly or easterly winds. As for the upper level winds at a height of approximately 5,000 meters and above, they are westerly winds and 3. The amount and distribution of rain in upper Thailand has begun to decrease continuously. As a result, this year’s winter season in Thailand will begin according to the criteria on October 29, 2024 and will end the season at the end of February 2025, which from statistics is considered to start approximately 2 weeks later than average.
Dr. Sukanyanee went on to say that Overall this year the weather will be colder than last year. The average lowest temperature in upper Thailand is approximately 20-21 degrees Celsius (last year 21.6 degrees Celsius). Bangkok The lowest temperature will be in the range of 16-18 degrees Celsius and the surrounding area around 14-16 degrees Celsius.
For the coldest times It will be in the period from about December 2024 to the end of January 2025. The lowest temperature is about 6-8 degrees Celsius, mostly in the upper part of both the northern and northeastern regions. Especially mountain peaks and mountain peaks. Including the mountains, the weather will be cold to very cold. And frost can occur frequently.
As for the southern region, there will be cool weather in some places during certain periods, mostly in the upper part of the region. But there is still heavy rain. Wind waves in the Gulf of Thailand will be strong from time to time and in some periods there will be waves 2-3 meters high. In the Andaman Sea there will be waves 1-2 meters high. During November and December. There may be a strong low pressure area. or a tropical cyclone moving closer to or moving through the Gulf of Thailand and the southern region This will cause dense rain with heavy rain in many areas and very heavy in some places. Including the wind waves will be strong. And there may be storm waves hitting the shore. The height of the waves is about 3-5 meters, so people are asked to closely follow the announcements from the Meteorological Department.