Myanmar Daily Weather Report
(Issued at 2:00 pm Friday 20th April, 2018)
SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 09:30 hrs M.S.T: During the past (24) hours, rain or thundershowers have been widespread in Naypyitaw and Kachin State, Scattered in Upper Sagaing and Bago Regions, (Northern and Southern)Shan, Chin and Rakhine States and isolated in Mandalay, Magway and Taninthayi Regions, Eastern Shan State and weather has been partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States. Day temperatures were (5°C) to (6°C) below April average temperatures in Upper Sagaing Region, Kachin and Northern Shan States, (3°C) to (4°C) below April average temperatures in Lower Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Regions, Eastern Shan and Chin States and about April average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant day temperatures were (42°C) in Chauk and (40°C) each in Taunggu and Bawlakhae. The noteworthy amount of rainfall recorded were Naypyitaw Airport(Ela) and Kyauktaw (1.38)inches each, Paletwa (1.10)inches, Monyin (0.79)inch, Kyaukhtu (0.67)inch, Maungdaw (0.59)inch, Matupi (0.51) inch and Naypyitaw(Otarathiri) and Myauk U (0.47)inch each.
BAY INFERENCE: Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy over the South Bay and a few cloud over the Andaman Sea elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.
FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 21stAPRIL, 2018: Rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread in Upper Sagaing Region, Kachin and Chin States, Scattered in Shan and Rakhine States and isolated in Naypyitaw, Lower Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady and Taninthayi Regions, Kayah State. Degree of certainty is (80%). Weather will be partly cloudy in Kayin and Mon States.
STATE OF THE SEA: Seas will be slight to moderate in Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about (3 - 5) feet in off and along Myanmar Coasts.
OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood of slight increase of day temperatures in Naypyitaw, Lower Sagaing, Mandaly, Magway, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions.
FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 21st APRIL, 2018: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%).
FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 21st APRIL, 2018: Partly cloudy.
FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 21st APRIL, 2018: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR WEEKEND: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers in Naypyitaw, Yangon and Mandalay Regions.