Myanmar Daily Weather Report
(Issued at 2:00 pm Tuesday 8th January, 2019)
SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 09:30 hrs M.S.T: During the past (24)hours, weather has been partly cloudy in Taninthayi Region. Rain or thundershowers has been scattered in Upper Sagaing Region and Kachin State, fairly widespread in Lower Sagaing Region and Rakhine State and widespread in the remaining Regions and States with regionally heavy falls in Mandalay, Magway, Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions and Northern Shan State. Night temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) above January average temperatures in Sagaing and Magway Regions, Kachin, Northern Shan, Chin and Kayin States, (5°C) above January average temperatures in Mandalay and Bago Regions, Rakhine and Mon States, (7°C) above January average temperatures in Eastern Shan and Kayah States, (9°C) above January average temperature in Southern Shan State and about January average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperatures were (4°C) in Hakha and (6°C) each in Putao and Moemate. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Coco Island (6.85)inches, Labutta (3.74)inches, Kyaukmae and Naungcho (3.31)inches each, Phyarpon (3.23)inches, Kungyangon (3.07)inches, Hainggyigyun (3.03)inches, Belin (2.40)inches, Pyinoolwin and Chauk (2.36)inches, Ngazun (2.21)inches, Lashio (2.17)inches, (North Dagon)(2.13)inches and Mogoke (2.09)inches.
BAY INFERENCE: According to the observations at (13:30)hrs M.S.T today, the Low Pressure Area over Eastcentral Bay and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal now lies over the Deltaic Areas and Southern Rakhine Coast(Myanmar) still persists. Weather is a few cloud over the North Bay and Westcentral Bay and partly cloudy to cloudy over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.
FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 9th January, 2019: Rain or thundershowers will be isolated in Taninthayi Region, scattered in Upper Sagaing Region, Kachin and Chin States, fairly widespread in Lower Sagaing Region, Rakhine, Kayin and Mon States and widespread in the remaing Regions and States with regionally heavy falls in Magway, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions and Shan State and isolated heavy falls in Naypyitaw, Mandalay Region, Rakhine and Kayah States. Degree of certainty is (80%).
STATE OF THE SEA: Occassional Squalls with rough seas will be experienced Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40) m.p.h. Sea will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about (8-10) feet in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts and about (4-7) feet in Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon –Taninthayi Coasts.
OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood of Scattered rain or thundershowers in Naypyitaw, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady and Taninthayi Regions, Shan, Kayah, Kayin and Mon States.
FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 9th January, 2019: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%).
FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 9th January, 2019: Some rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%).
FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 9th January, 2019: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%).