News Forum - More rain forecast for Thailand as storm Kompasu makes landfall in Vietnam

[Thaiger]

Parts of Thailand are braced for more wet weather as Tropical Storm Kompasu makes landfall in upper Vietnam. The Thai Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rain for the north-east of the country, while several other regions will be affected by the seasonal monsoon conditions. The Bangkok Post reports that Kompasu’s wind speed has recorded a high of 100 kilometres an hour at its centre. Yesterday, it was moving in a westerly direction from the upper South China Sea, expected to pass China’s Hainan Island, and hit upper Vietnam before weakening. The TMD has warned of heavy rain for the […]

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[NCC1701A]

here is a close up of the latest forecast cone with projected location two days from now. so inflate your water wings now:

https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

39 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Water levels at the Klong Song, Saen Saep

Imagine the speedboats racing on the roads if it gets worse. 

[gummy]

3 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

here is a close up of the latest forecast cone with projected location two days from now. so inflate your water wings now:

https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html

Let's hope so and I have an inflatable so looking forward to all those calls of "here comes gummy on his blow up doll"

[Malc-Thai]

Maybe the new tourist tax they could offer a free jetski ride from the airport to your hotel..

[Bob20]

5 minutes ago, Malc-Thai said:

Maybe the new tourist tax they could offer a free jetski ride from the airport to your hotel..

Or a U-boat pick-up and drop-off service

[HolyCowCm]

59 minutes ago, gummy said:

Let's hope so and I have an inflatable so looking forward to all those calls of "here comes gummy on his blow up doll"

You will need to get a skippers hat first.

[HolyCowCm]

4 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

here is a close up of the latest forecast cone with projected location two days from now. so inflate your water wings now:

https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html

So looks to be missing CM. Bummer.

[Bob20]

6 minutes ago, HolyCowCm said:

So looks to be missing CM. Bummer.

I'm out walking without brolly!

[HolyCowCm]

8 minutes ago, Bob20 said:

I'm out walking without brolly!

I really love the rain, except for when I am running. Soothing.

[Bob20]

Just now, HolyCowCm said:

I really love the rain, except for when I am running. Soothing.

Me too, especially when it rains in Europe when I'm in Thailand

[HolyCowCm]

Just now, Bob20 said:

Me too, especially when it rains in Europe when I'm in Thailand

So safe to say you are ok seeing it on the television as well.

[NCC1701A]

20 minutes ago, HolyCowCm said:

So looks to be missing CM. Bummer.

actually the low will keep going all the way across Thailand. 

so we shall see what we shall see. 

[Bob20]

5 minutes ago, HolyCowCm said:

So safe to say you are ok seeing it on the television as well.

Sure, with the sound turned down

[HolyCowCm]

8 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

actually the low will keep going all the way across Thailand. 

so we shall see what we shall see. 

That is like saying - To boldly go where No Man has gone before.

[gummy]

28 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

actually the low will keep going all the way across Thailand. 

so we shall see what we shall see. 

Or in the case of rain:

We will feel what we can feel

[HolyCowCm]

24 minutes ago, gummy said:

Or in the case of rain:

We will feel what we can feel

That is so deep!

[Russell]

Well, Kompasu has entered Thailand presumably without a visa. But who is going to stop this thing and ask for its visa.

Here is the Sakon Nakhon weather radar at 16:50 today.

[gummy]

Rain just started about 8 pm here 60 km NNE of Udon

[Faraday]

Started raining here in Nongbualamphu about 10pm last night, & hasn't stopped.

Not heavy rain, but enough to get wet....

[gummy]

1 hour ago, Faraday said:

Started raining here in Nongbualamphu about 10pm last night, & hasn't stopped.

Not heavy rain, but enough to get wet....

Same here, very light now. Disappointing because according to the forecasts I was expecting rain of biblical proportions. The keel of the Ark is not even wet