Myanmar Daily Weather Report
(Issued at 2:00 pm Saturday 24th August, 2019)
SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 09:30 hrs M.S.T: During the past (24)hours, rain or thundershowers have been fairly widespread in Mandalay Region and widespread in the remaining Regions and States with regionally heavyfalls in Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Regions, Rakhine and Mon States and isolated heavyfalls in Chin State. The noteworthy amount of rainfall recorded were Ta Gaung(Agro-met) (4.68)inches, Mawlaik (4.21)inches, Tamu (3.74)inches, Belin (3.46)inches, Hakha (3.38) inches, Gwa (3.35)inches, Maungdaw (3.30)inches, Kalay and Thaton (3.23)inches each, Kalewa (3.07)inches, Dawei (2.99) inches, Hlaingbwe (2.91)inches, Kyeikmayaw (2.83)inches, Taungkok (2.80)inches, Pakokku (2.60)inches, Mawlamyine (2.55) inches, Zaung Tu (2.48)inches, Kya-In-Seikkyi, Chaungsone and Launglon (2.44)inches each and Ye U and Kyeikkhame (2.36) inches each.
BAY INFERENCE: Monsoon is vigorous over the Andaman Sea and South Bay and moderate to strong elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.
FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 25th August, 2019: Rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread in Kachin and Northern Shan States and widespread in the remaining Regions and States with regionally heavyfalls in Lower Sagaing and Magway Regions, Rakhine, Kayin and Mon States and isolated heavyfalls in Mandalay, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady and Taninthayi Regions and Chin State. Degree of certainty is (100%).
STATE OF THE SEA: Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40)m.p.h. Sea will be moderate to rough elsewhere in Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about (9 –12) feet in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts and about (6 – 9) feet off and along Rakhine Coasts.
OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Increase of rain in Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady and Taninthayi Regions, Kayin and Mon States.
FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 25th August, 2019: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (100%).
FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 25th August, 2019: Some rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (100%).
FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 25th August, 2019: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (100%).