Weather

Government agencies have been instructed to prepare emergency measures in anticipation of volatile weather nationwide this week. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed concern about public...

Bangkok’s Pollution Control Department said thick fine dust will blanket the capital region today through Monday due to a mass of stagnant air. Director-General Attapol...

Another period of cooler temperatures will greet upper Thailand as well as the Central Region and Bangkok this week, although people in the capital...

Bangkok is expected to face increased air pollution next week  with authorities urging residents to wear face masks and avoid non-essential outdoor activities for...

The calendar says autumn, but Thailand will start calling it winter on Nov. 2. Winter, as defined in the northern hemisphere, begins Dec. 22. But...

Tropical Storm Kompasu will arrive in Thailand on Thursday, bringing with it more rain than fizzled storm Lionrock did, said Nattapon Nattasomboon, director-general of...

Floodwaters have started to permeate low-lying areas of Bangkok with Thai officials looking uneasily at a tropical depression that could develop into a full-blown...

Tropical Storm Dianmu unleashed torrential rain and flooding across Thailand, with at least 10 provinces reporting severe damage. Provinces including Nakhon Sawan, Sukhothai, Phetchabun, Nakhon...

A tropical storm that pounded the Philippines and Vietnam will bring heavy rain across Thailand as the week begins. Now a tropical depression, Conson’s effects...

Big waves to the South

Construction halted, schools cancel outdoor activities Dec. 24-29

Thailand’s South is bracing for severe flooding predicted to hit the region next month even as the North faces drought. Office of National Water Resources...

Upper Thailand is bracing for another battering as Category 5 typhoon Molave makes landfall in Vietnam today. While the storm is expected to weaken to...

Tourist numbers are rising as temperatures fall in the North and Northeast. Nong Khai, Chiang Mai and Phitsanulok all have been experiencing sharp drops in...

Rainy season is barreling toward its drenching finale with more heavy rain forecast for today through Friday and, down south, waves up to four...

Tropical depression Noul brought persistent rain to the heart of Nakhon Ratchasima Province where flooding and felled trees damaged houses. Flooding hit low-lying areas in...

Storm expected to develop into typhoon before it hits Vietnam.

A monsoon trough will slide over Thailand this week, bringing heavy rain to several parts of the country. The Meteorological Department of Thailand reported Monday...

Six hours of steady, often torrential, rain produced yet another miserable commute for Bangkokians weary of rainy-season floods that never end. Thunderclaps and lightning exploded...

Northeast villages have been hit hard again by another tropical storm as flash floods and landslides roll across Issan. Nearly 100 villages in Loei Province...

Much of Thailand faces a continued lashing today from Tropical Storm Sinlaku, which dropped massive amounts of rain across the North and Northeast even...

A wet weekend is on tap for much of Thailand as a tropical depression forming off China is expected to bring heavy rain to...

About 30 Russians will join Phuket volunteers today to clean up Bang Tao Beach, which was closed Sunday after waves of garbage washed ashore. Cherng...

Last week’s prediction of heavy rain looks like a bust this time a week ago, but by midweek, Pattaya had seen its heaviest floods...

Moderate-to-heavy rain expected daily through July 11