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Weather: Four days ago we had a morning drizzle which lasted about ten minutes, maybe a millimeter of water. Same this morning, maybe a millimeter. Yesterday driving to Immigration office on my motorcycle I noted a raindrop about every 30 seconds mostly on my arms.  Summary: Not much rain in four days

WAR: Plenty of news clips from many sources

Recommend YouTube (filter 'This week") Thailand news

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Heavy rain, some winds, but Wipha will stay out of town

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Wipha is just the starter, there will be more

AccuWeather  22 July 35 km/h winds, rain 95%

forecast         23 July 19 km/h winds, rain 98%

 

 

Updated every 10 minutes, Zoom shows movements of storms, wind speeds and directions

      

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there will ne more
See them red spots on the other side of the Philippines

Sakon Nakhon City on edge of Wipha

Most storm tracking maps have the storm edge just north of Sakon Nakhon  city.  The coolest day on 23 July (25°), the wettest days on 22 and 23 July

There is still a bit of uncertainty for those two days. Forecasts for the city  are varied from  rain - shower - 21mm  -cloudy. 

Probably an accurate update can be expected once Wipha makes landfall in Vietnam

Storm tracking map at ZOOM

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Tropical Storm Wipha just getting started

It's just being recognized by a few weatheer stations. No declared streght number yet. No indication of how bad this weill get YET.

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Buck Moon. Thailand Rain Retreat begins. Two days NO ALCOHOL SALES

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   Weather maps seems to show an increase of red spots indicating storms.  China generally gets the heavy weather before we do. 

There's a typhoon heading to Taiwan, no effect here, but it could be an indication of things to come

Headlines all use the same words:    💦 heavy rain, 🚣 flood risk, ‼️warning, ⚠️ warned.

Asalha Puja, Thursday, July 10 (🌝 Buck Moon),celebrating the Buddha's first sermon

beginning of Vassa,  Friday, July 11 (Rains Retreat lasts until October 7)

There's a reason  why the monks celebrate Rains Retreat 💦 

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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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