Heavy rains expected in Northern Thailand during March 7-9

BANGKOK, 7 March 2013 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department warned residents in the North and Northeast to brace for heavy rains during the next few days.

The weather bureau said that strong westerly winds from Myanmar will prevail over the upper parts of Thailand during March 7-9, bringing isolated thundershowers. Recent tests also found the level of particulates smaller than 10 microns (PM10) in the northern region has dropped to 24-48 micrograms per cubic meter.

In the East and the South, an eastern monsoon covering the regions is subsiding. Scattered rains can still be expected in southern provinces near the Gulf of Thailand.

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