Mercury to rise in most parts of Thailand after Songkran: expert

Mercury to rise in most parts of Thailand after Songkran: expert
On March 30th, visitors patiently waited outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok in the blistering sun. ( Photo: Apichart Jinakul )

A leading weather analyst warned on Sunday that the mercury in the northern region of Thailand is expected to rise even higher after Songkran and until the first week of May.

According to Assoc Prof. Seree Supratid, director of Rangsit University’s Center for Climate Change and Disasters, temperatures will increase in some of the provinces in the northern, eastern, and southern provinces over the same time frame.

” The extremely hot weather has not yet passed.” Although the first week of April is now hot, more mountains could be forecasted in Songkran and later, despite some regions experiencing downpours from thunderstorms, according to Assoc Prof. Seree, citing regular normal temperature forecasts derived from mathematical modeling of climate change impacts. &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp,

” This does not imply that there wo n’t be hot weather in the North.” The hottest state in this time is not something I can think of. Let’s just say it’s heated in every foot of the state”.

The Thai Meteorological Department forecast that from April 9 to April 13, all parts will encounter extremely hot weather, and that the metal in the North could reach 43 degrees Fahrenheit. It advised the general public to avoid working and spending too much time outside.

The country’s electricity consumption reached a record high of 34, 443.1 megawatts on April 6, according to the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand ( Egat ). The new report was reached at 8.54pm on Saturday, compared with the previous apex of 34, 130.5MW at 9.41pm on May 6, 2023.

Egat anticipates that due to a continued treatment in the business and commerce sectors, energy usage will reach 35, 000 MW this season.