Myanmar Daily Weather Report

Myanmar Daily Weather Report

(Issued at 2:00 pm Thursday 18th February, 2021)

SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 09:30 hrs M.S.T: During the past (24) hours, light rain has been isolated in Bago, Yangon Regions. Weather has been generally fair in Lower Sagaing, Magway Regions and Northern Shan, Rakhine States and partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were (2°C) below February average temperatures in Rakhine State, (2°C) above February average temperatures in Bago Region and Eastern Shan, Kayah States and (3°C) to (4°C) above February average temperatures in Naypyitaw and Kayin, Mon States and about February average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperatures were (3°C) in Hakha, (7°C) in Heho, (8°C) each in Lashio, Kyaukmae, Namsam, Loilin, Mindat, Pyinoolwin and Mogoke.

BAY INFERENCE: Weather is a few cloud over the North and Central Bay and partly cloudy over the Andaman Sea and elasewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 19th February, 2021: Rain or thundershowers will be scattered in Shan State and isolated in Naypyiatw, Upper Sagaing, Mandalay, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kachin, Kayah, Mon States. Degree of certainty is (80%). Weather will be partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States.

STATE OF THE SEA: Strong easterly winds with moderate to rough seas are likely at times off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in strong easterly winds may reach (30-35)m.p.h. Sea will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about (6-9) feet in off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast and about (4-6) feet in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Rakhine Coast.

OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood of isolated to scattered rain or thundershowers in Naypyitaw, Sagaing, Mandalay Regions and Kachin, Shan, Chin, Rakhine, Kayah States.

FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 19th February, 2021:   Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 19th February, 2021:     Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 19th February, 2021:    Partly cloudy.