Myanmar Daily Weather Report

Myanmar Daily Weather Report

(Issued at 2:00 pm Thursday 24th December, 2020)

SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 09:30 hrs M.S.T: During the past (24) hours, weather has been partly cloudy in Sagaing, Yangon, Taninthayi Regions and Kachin, Eastern Shan, Chin, Mon States and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were (3°C) below December average temperatures in Yangon Region and Eastern Shan State, (2°C) below December average temperatures in Chin, Kayah, Kayin States and about December average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperatures were (0°C) in Hakha, (4°C) each in Namsam, Pinlaung, Heho, Mindat, (5°C) in Loilin and (6°C) each in Kyaukmae, Kengtung, Tiddim and Pyinoolwin.

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

FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 25th December, 2020:  Rain or thundershowers will be isolated in Taninthayi Region. Degree of certainty is (80%). Weather will be partly cloudy in Upper Sagaing, Yangon Regions and Kachin, Eastern Shan, Chin, Kayin, Mon 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 moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about (5-8) feet in Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts and about (4-6) feet Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast.

OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT: Likelihood of isolated rain in Taninthayi Region.

FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 25th December, 2020:     Generally fair weather.

FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 25th December, 2020:         Generally fair weather.

FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 25th December, 2020:      Generally fair weather.