Cooler outlook for Bangkok, North and Central Plains

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Cooler outlook for Bangkok, North and Central Plains

PUBLISHED : 17 Jan 2024 at 13:50

Cooler outlook for Bangkok, North and Central Plains
A boy wears a jacket to keep warm on the back of a bicycle in Wachirabenchathat Park, or Suan Rod Fai, in Chatuchak district, Bangkok. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

Chilly nights are forecast for Bangkok and many areas in the North and Central Plains over the next few days, with temperatures in the capital expected to fall to 20°C on Wednesday night.

The cool spell should last from Jan 17-19, weather forecasters said on Wednesday.

The prediction was based on the Weather Research and Forecasting and Regional Ocean Modeling System (WRF-ROMS, Royon Jitdon, adviser to the Hydro-Informatics Institute of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, said.

A high pressure system was moving in, bringing cooler winds to the Central Plains. Temperatures in many areas in the North and the Central region were expected to drop from Jan 17-19, particularly in Bangkok, where the forecast was for 20°C on Wednesday night.

Dust levels would remain high because the air was stagnant due to the northerly wind colliding with the southerly wind, he said.

This year’s cold season is not as cool as last year, when temperatures fell to 17-19°C, he said. This year it would be around 20°C.

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