Myanmar Daily Weather Report

Myanmar Daily Weather Report

(Issued at 2:00 pm Friday 8th January, 2021)

SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 09:30 hrs M.S.T: During the past (24) hours, light rain has been isolated in Taninthayi Region and Kachin State. Weather has been partly cloudy in Upper Sagaing, Yangon Regions and Kayin, Mon States and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were (2°C) above January average temperatures in Upper Sagaing, Magway Regions and Chin State, (3°C) to (4°C) above January average temperatures in Lower Sagaing, Bago, Yangon Regions and Kachin, Southern Shan, Kayah States and (5°C) to (6°C)above January average temperatures in Naypyitaw, Ayeyarwady Region and Kayin, Mon States and about January average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperatures were (3°C) in Hakha, (7°C) each in Heho and Mongyang and (8°C) each in Lashio, Kyaukmae, Namsam, Pinlaung, Mindat, Pyinoolwin and Mogoke. The noteworthy amount of rainfall recorded was (0.04) inch in Kawthaung.

BAY INFERENCE: Weather is partly cloudy over the Andaman Sea and South Bay and a few cloud elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 09th January, 2021: Rain are likely to be isolated in Taninthayi Region and Kachin State. Degree of certainty is (60%). Weather will be partly cloudy in Upper Sagaing, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady Regions and Shan, Kayah States and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States.

STATE OF THE SEA: Strong easterly winds with moderate to rough seas are likely at times Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in strong easterly winds may reach (30-35) m.p.h. Sea will be slight to moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about (5-9) feet in Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts and about (3-6) feet Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast.

OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood of isolated light rain Kachin, Shan and Kayah States.

FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 09th January, 2021:             Generally fair weather.

FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 09th January, 2021:                  Partly cloudy.

FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 09th January, 2021:              Fair weather.

WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR WEEKEND: Weather will be partly cloudy in Naypyitaw, Yangon Region and generally fair in Mandalay Region.