Phuket included in Thailand rain forecast as south faces flood risk

Heavy to very heavy rain is forecast in 13 provinces in southern Thailand on 14 November, while the Thai Meteorological Department warns residents of possible flash floods and overflows near foothills and waterways.

Phuket is among the locations covered by the live forecast. The department’s detailed southern forecast calls for fairly widespread thundershowers and isolated heavy rain in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat. Scattered thundershowers and isolated heavy rain are forecast in Phang Nga, Ranong, Trang and Satun.

Northeasterly winds from Surat Thani northward are expected to reach 15 to 35 kilometres per hour, with waves of 1 to 2 metres and higher waves in thunderstorms. From Nakhon Si Thammarat southward, easterly winds of 20 to 35 kilometres per hour are forecast, with waves around 2 metres.

The department urged people in the South to remain alert for heavy to very heavy rain. It also advised vessels in the lower Gulf to proceed with caution and avoid thunderstorms.

The department expects continuous rain, including scattered heavy to isolated very heavy rain, across the South from 18 to 22 November.