Myanmar Daily Weather Report

Myanmar Daily Weather Report

(Issued at 7:00 am Thursday 20th August, 2020)

BAY INFERENCE: According to the observations at (06:30)hrs M.S.T today, yesterday’s the low pressure area now lies over Northwest Bay of Bengal  and adjoining  North  Coastal Odisha-West Bengal coasts (India) still persists. It may further intensify into a depression during next (12)hours and it is forecast to move  westwards. Monsoon is weak over the Andaman Sea and Southeast Bay and strong elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

FORECAST VALID UNTIL EVENING OF THE 20th August, 2020: Rain or thundershowers will be scattered in Lower Sagaing Region, fairly widespread in Mandalay, Magway and Taninthayi Regions and widespread in the remaining Regions and States with likelihood of regionally heavyfalls in Rakhine State and isolated heavyfalls in Naypyitaw, Upper Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway Regions and Kachin, Chin States. Degree of certainty is (100%).

STATE OF THE SEA:  Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40)m.p.h. Sea will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar Waters. Wave height will be about (9 – 12) feet in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast and about (5 - 7) feet in Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts.

OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood of increase of rain in (Southern and Eastern) Shan, Kayah, Kayin and Mon States.

FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 20th August, 2020:   Some rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (100%).

FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 20th August, 2020:      Some rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (100%).

FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 20th August, 2020:     Isolated  rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (100%).