Today, 47 provinces of Thailand, including Bangkok, brace for heavy rainfall due to a tropical depression covering the Gulf of Thailand. The public has been warned to be cautious of flash floods and forest runoff, especially in hillside areas and low-lying regions.
The sea waves are expected to reach a height of 2 metres in areas affected by thunderstorms.
The Thailand Meteorological Department (TMD) forecasts that the high-pressure system or a mass of cold air covering the northeast, north, and South China Sea is weakening. This resulted in the tropical depression moving up and crossing the upper south and east of Thailand.
Coupled with the southwest monsoon prevailing over the Andaman Sea, the south, and the lower Gulf of Thailand, these conditions have led to thunderstorms and scattered heavy rainfall in the north, and central, including Bangkok and…
