Week ahead: Hot-Hot-Hot

Temperatures up, US Dollar down

Weather Channel does not provide feels like temperatures. They do list humidity for the day. Using a humidity conversion chart Some of the daily feels like heights could reach 48C to 49C. I deleted those calculations from my chart as humidity generally climbs in late afternoon when temperatures tend to drop, so those extreme highs may not be realistic. 

Dollar is dropping

Plenty major headlines in the news. Many articles blame the "tariff fiasco." Investors are leaving for greener pastures in Europe according to many reports.

According to Bank of Thailand charts, the dollar compared to the Thai Baht has slipped to early march numbers.

One can only anticipate the dollar value will slide some more
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Hot season is here, yet there have been complaints of a late start

Mountain people complained of the late start of the extreme heat.  It hindered the growth of forest vegetation they usually harvest and bring to market beginning in March

During these hot days, if you don't have a pool, a trip to canals or rivers is a great alternative to keeping cool and having fun

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Slight reprieve of the extreme temperatures, at least for a few days

Forecasters aren't in agreement, but it does seem to get a bit cooler for a few days. Scattered rain is forecast for a few days. Possibility is mostly below 50%

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Hot day

08:35 and the temperature is already climbing beyond 31C.

Humidity is 63 making the feels like temperature 36C.

Lucy is settling down in front of the fan

According to news reports provincial air quality is surging into the red, while my reading are in the green.  Obviously it depends on location  https://sakonnakhon.prd.go.th/th/content/category/detail/id/57/iid/376426

Thursday evening power outage was apparently planned to update parts of the electrical service

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Feels Hot Today . . .

. . . Then slighly cooler temperatures for the week ahead

Next cold spell begins tonight, next warming trend starts next Friday

I compare 9 weather sites on a regular basis. 

All indicate the warm morning temperatures are on hold.

Overnight lows will drop to low teen Celcius and start warming up to upper teens by the next weekend. 

Forecasting cooler temperatures is BBC (9C), while TMD expects the cold spell to last a bit longer.

Forecasts are generally more accurate for the first three to four days

AccuWeather  BBC Weather  MSN Weather  

Meteorological Department  Weather Bug  Weather Channel

World Weather Weather Underground  Yr (Norwegian)

" . . . cold weather increases fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels. Cold air is denser and traps pollutants near the ground, making air quality worse . . . "

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According to forecasters, a few days and nights with unusual temperatures

February overnight temperatures are expected to be mid to upper teens

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Present low temperatures aren't unusual

Alvin, my former pet squirrel

Started my Sakon Nakhon - Live website in 2007, switched to a blog in 2009.

 

Reviewing blog entries, I reported 'shivering cold 7C" on 12 January 2009. 

Same 7C headline on January 15, 2014. In December 2017 the forecast was as low as 6 for a couple days. 

Most years cold spells were at 9 to 11C. Occasionally cold spells made my headlines as late as March.

There were also years when December temperatures reached 40C

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Weather Alert ‼️

Possibly coldest nights of the season ahead

If you rely on an open fire for heat, insure there is plenty ventilation. 

Dressing in layers is recommended rather than one heavy parka.

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Cooler nights ahead, depending on which forecasters are right

Three forecasters agree Sunday night may be the coolest to date this season สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Regarding Typhoon Yinxing / Marce

NOTE: Weather forecasts beyond two to three days become scientific guesses.

By the time the storm reaches  southern Vietnam it may have diminished to a tropical storm.  The storm should have very little local effect, if any at all.

Interesting to note  is the MSN forcast (click 10 days) plots the storm moving north once reaching the area around Da Nang sometime next Tuesday. Suggesting it may diminish and come our way.

AccuWeather forecasts mostly cloudy with a bit of rain in the afternoon Thursday 14 November, with thunderstorms lasting through early friday.

Wunderground limits rain at of below 20%. Other weather services nixed any chance of local rain

MEANWHILE  Next three days temperatures may drop below 20 overnight

(Image 21 November 2017)

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It's official Thai Winter starts today . . .

. . . and has been declared to end 28 February 

 Predictions spreading on social media indicate a cooler than normal winter. Blamed on La Nina.

From personal experience over the past two decades there were maybe a handful of 9C days. Most cool days were in the low teens. 

It's been said that temperatures of 10C and below kill off mosquitoes.

Cooling temperatures also is the start of colds and flu season. I'm already nursing a sore throat.

Forecasts indicate chilly nights ahead.  All depends on location. Obviously mountain areas will experience cooler temperatures. 

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I'm guessing I will be watering my plants

Cool this morning. Cooler temperatures expected this weekend. 
six of ten forcaster predict rain Sunday afternoon and  overnight.    

                                                              

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Change in weather pattern has got forecasters guessing

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Cool Temperatures postponed

We had a few cool days and hopes were running high for a cool season ahead. Unfortunately the immediate forecast continues with increased huidity, which will feel like it's hotter. 

 

Next cool spell is anticipated in early November

Variables in temperature forecasts most likely are due to location within the province
 

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Tropical Depression Sixteen

Latest update at Wunderground indicates we may be spared from a direct hit.

For updates follow the wunderground link
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Storm Heading to our front door

Of the 10 different weather services I monitor, most seem to have varied forecasts. 

While some indicate the heavy rains will reach us over the weekend, YR and Wunderground are forecasting the heavy rain will be Thursday through Friday.

Even the path of the storm differs to some degree.  Just in Case they are right, I'm preparing for a direct hit as forecast by ventusky

At the moment its considered a tropical depression. It could increase in intensity as it moves over water. It is expected to diminish once it enters Vietnam สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

ONWR warns against heightened water level in Mekong during 18 and 21

Rainy season late start, mostly below average rainfall. Phuket cleaning up after flooding

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