More cold weather coming
By THE NATION
2011-03-29
The mercury in many parts of the country will plunge by three to five degrees Celsius for a few days due to a low-pressure ridge, the Meteorological Department said yesterday.
Greater Bangkok could shiver in 19-degree weather while even the South might see temperatures drop as low as 22 degrees.
In the East, the minimum reading is predicted to range from 18-20 degrees.
In the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, the mercury fell to just 16.1 degrees yesterday.
Pensiri Trisat, a meteorologist in the North, said thermometers showed just 7.8 degrees on Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai.
"The cold snap will likely continue until the end of the month," she said.
A northern weather bureau said the hot season would return early next month, at about 39-40 degrees.
"It will be scorching then just like any other summer."
April 17 is expected to be the hottest day of the year, as the sun will be directly overhead.
"But if there are clouds, it's not going to be that hot," the bureau said.