Stormy skies ahead: TMD forecast predicts May rainy season start

Thailand’s rainy season is anticipated to start the last week of May this year, according to the latest forecast by the Meteorological Department of Thailand (TMD). The announcement came with a cautious note that initial rains will be scarce, improving as the season progresses into June and July. Despite the slow start, the TMD remains hopeful that the overall rainfall will make a splash, surpassing last year’s figures.

Kanrawee Sitticheewaphak, Director-General of the TMD, shared insights into the forecast for the 2024 rainy season during an interview on the program Around the Corner with Meteorology, focusing on the Rainy Season Forecast for 2024.

The preliminary assessment points to the fourth week of May as the likely start of the season. However, this prediction hinges on the shift of wind direction, a determining factor yet to be…