(Issued at 2:00 pm Sunday 4th January, 2026)
SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED FROM YESTERDAY MORNING 09:30 hrs M.S.T TO TODAY MORNING 09:30 hrs M.S.T: During the past 24 hours, light rain or thundershowers have been scattered in Kachin, (Southern and Eastern Shan) States and isolated in Naypyitaw. Weather has been generally fair in Lower Sagaing Region and Chin State and partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were 2°C below January average temperatures in Taninthayi Region and Kachin, Chin States, 2°C above January average temperatures in Ayeyarwady Region and Southern Shan State and 3°C above January average temperature in Naypyitaw and about January average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperatures were -1.0°C in Hakha, 4.4°C in Namsan(Southern Shan), 5.2°C in Tiddim, 5.5°C in Mongyang, 5.8°C in Putao, 5.9°C in Hsipaw, 6.7°C each in Heho and Loilin, 7.6°C in Kengtung and 8.6°C in Machanbaw. The noteworthy amount of rainfalls recorded were 0.24 inch in Ywangan and 0.08 inch each in Monyin, Kengtung and Mongping.
FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 5th January 2026: Light rain are likely to be isolated in Kachin, Eastern Shan States. Degree of certainty is 60%. Weather will be generally fair in Magway, Lower Sagaing, Ayeyarwady Regions and Chin, Rakhine States and partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States.
STATE OF THE SEA: Sea will be slight to moderate in Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about 3-6 feet off and along Myanmar Coasts.
OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood of slight decrease of night temperatures in Upper Sagaing Region and Kachin, Chin, Shan States.FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 5th January 2026: Partly cloudy.
FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 5th January 2026: Partly cloudy.
FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 5th January 2026: A few cloud.