Myanmar Daily Weather Report
(Issued at 2:00 pm Monday 25th December, 2023)
SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 09:30 hrs M.S.T: During the past (24) hours, rain or thundershowers have been fairly widespread in Kachin State, scattered in Upper Sagaing Region and isolated in Taninthayi Region. Weather has been generally fair in Naypyitaw, Lower Sagaing Region and partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were (2°C) above December average temperatures in Bago, Ayeyarwady Regions and (Northern and Southern)Shan, Kayah States, (3°C) to (4°C) above December average temperatures in Naypyitaw, Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway Regions and Kachin, Rakhine States and about December average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperatures were (4°C) in Hakha, (5°C) in Heho, (6°C) each in Loilin and Mongyang and (7°C) in Kyaukmae. The noteworthy amount of rainfalls recorded were (1.89) inches in Monyin, (0.79) inch in Bhamo, (0.51) inch in Myitkyina, (0.31) inch in Mogaung and (0.16) inch in Homalin.
BAY INFERENCE: Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy over the Andaman Sea and Southeast Bay and a few cloud elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.
FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 26th December 2023: Rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread in Kachin State, isolated in Sagaing, Mandalay, Taninthayi Regions and (Northern and Eastern)Shan State. Degree of certainty is (80%). Weather will be generally fair in Naypyitaw, Magway, Bago Regions and partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States.
STATE OF THE SEA: Strong easterly winds with moderate to rough seas are likely at times in 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 (6-9) feet in Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts and (4-6) feet in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts.
OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood of slight decrerase of night temperatures in Sagaing Region and Kachin, Shan, Chin States.
FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 26th December 2023: Generally fair weather.
FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 26th December 2023: Partly cloudy.
FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 26th December 2023: Partly cloudy.