The Weather - cold season coming?

DavidFL · Sep 11, 2010

The weather.
It’s been raining with some really heavy isolated downpours the last couple of days'; but you can feel the colder air & at times it has been well & truly blowing.

40 minutes ago (1AM) it was gusting cold air outdoors at Lek's Corner & the PG gals were shivering.

So my guess is we are about to change seasons - a bit earlier. :clap:

There might one (or two) more rain storm a few weeks away, but this could be it folks & the cold season is just around the corner.
:thumbup: :thumbup:

Riding season here we come.

fir_chan · Sep 19, 2010

Will be up North from the 30th Sept to the 16th Oct....

What should i be expecting? Hopefully the wet weather clears and wouldn't mind the cooler climate!

blackb15 · Sep 19, 2010

I arrive the 7/11 and looking forward to anything that's not cold and heavy rain. I just got back from a trip to Germany from the Uk and hours of torrential rain at times.Glad it's getting better for biking over their as really looking forward to the trip.
Safe riding
Paul

TonyBKK · Sep 20, 2010

2wheels wrote: That reminds me.
Where do tourers get their medium to long term weather information from?
Sometimes this is one factor to consider when planning a trip.

I find the most accurate and up to date weather info from the Thai Meteorological Dept.

http://www.tmd.go.th/en/

Ride On!

Tony

guichard · Sep 20, 2010

Thank you very much Tony for this useful link.

Do you know anything similar for Laos?

Cheers,

Lung.

TonyBKK · Sep 20, 2010

guichard wrote: Thank you very much Tony for this useful link.

Do you know anything similar for Laos?

Cheers,

Lung.

Laos? Sorry- can't help you with that one!

guichard · Sep 21, 2010

Thanks anyway,

Maybe Auke Knows.

Cheers, Lung.

Auke · Sep 21, 2010

Lung,

I am at the moment in a cold and damp Netherlands but should be back home in a day or two and will give you (once I have found the link) the weather site I am using for Laos.

Auke

guichard · Sep 21, 2010

Sabaidee,

Thanks for your answer,you're almost as fast as Casey Stoner!

There is no hurry; unlike in NL,the weather here,in the South of France is still lovely and I won't take my Winter quarters
in Chiangmai before another 45 days.

Cheers,Lung.

DavidFL · Sep 30, 2010

Well it's 2 weeks on & we are still almost there -it's just around the corner. Ha. Ha. (Jumped the gun a bit didn't I?)

A few nights ago there was heavy rain in & around Chiang Rai.
On Tuesday Happy-Go-Lucky & I were in the car heading to Chiang Khong for a night.
Charin Resort was our 2nd stop en route for a cappu 'n cake. And WOW the river was up..

Looking upstream towards Charin

Happy-Go-Lucky with "that T-Shirt"on

you can see it in another post.

rmbike · Sep 30, 2010

their complaining in loei about rain everyday atm

down the eastern seaboard about every 3 or 4 days

TonyBKK · Sep 30, 2010

rmbike wrote: their complaining in loei about rain everyday atm

Perhaps "they" are pussies? :happy5:

Auke · Oct 2, 2010

guichard wrote: Thank you very much Tony for this useful link.

Do you know anything similar for Laos?

Cheers,

Lung.

Hi Lung,

Sorry, it has taken a bit more time than I had hoped but here is the site in Laos which I normally use - Department of Meteorology and Hydrology - http://dmhlao.etllao.com/

In addition I sometimes check international sites like Weather Underground - http://www.wunderground.com/global/LA.html and others such as FreeMeteo - http://freemeteo.com/default.asp?pid=23 ... 51944&la=1, etc.

guichard · Oct 2, 2010

Thank you very much Auke,
If I had that one 2 years ago,I would have stayed looking at the Mekong on Xmas day instead of being soaked all day to
Luang Nam Tha for my first ride on the newly paved road.And, it has been the only rainy day in a month!
And I lost face because I had promised the other guy a dry ride in that season.

Cheers, Lung.

DavidFL · Oct 28, 2010

Temperatures Drop in Northern Thailand
http://www.tannetwork.tv/tan/ViewData.a ... ID=1036629
UPDATE : 28 October 2010
The Weather Department is warning of cooler temperatures in the northern provinces of Thailand. Doi Inthanon National Park in Chiang Mai province will see temperatures drop to 10 degrees Celsius today.

Experts say this coming winter will be the coldest Thailand has experienced in decades.

blackb15 · Oct 29, 2010

Well its hard frost every morning (UK) here with the odd hail storm to make the riding more intresting so I cant wait to arrive next week its got to be warmer so postive thoughts will do it.

Safe riding

Paul

oldbloke · Oct 29, 2010

Davidfl wrote:
Experts say this coming winter will be the coldest Thailand has experienced in decades.

Crikey...maybe I should just take the missus and go lie on the beach at Koh Chang, instead of showing her Northern Thailand!! Tell me it's at least going to be mild during the day!!