Myanmar Daily Weather Report
(Issued at 2:00 pm Saturday 21st December, 2024)
SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED FROM YESTERDAY MORNING 09:30 hrs M.S.T TO TODAY MORNING 09:30 hrs M.S.T: During the past (24) hours, rain have been scattered in Upper Sagaing Region and isolated in Bago, Ayeyarwady Regions and Chin State. Weather has been partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were 2°C below December average temperature in Taninthayi Region and 2°C above December average temperature in Chin State, 3°C to 4°C above December average temperatures in Naypyitaw, Yangon, Mandalay, Bago, Magway, Sagaing, Ayeyarwady Regions and Kayah, Rakhine, Shan States and about December average in Kachin, Kayin, Mon States. The significant night temperatures were 3.6°C in Hakha, 5.8°C in Namsan(Southern Shan), 6.6°C in Pyinoolwin, 7.3 °C in Myitkyina, 7.7°C in Loilin, 8.2°C in Putao, 9.0°C each in Machanbaw, Mongyang and Tiddim and 10.0°C each in Pinlaung and Heho. The noteworthy amount of rainfalls record were 1.85 inches in Hainggyigyun and 0.04 inch in Tharrawady.
BAY INFERENCE: According to the observations at (12:30) hrs M.S.T today, the Depression over Westcentral Bay of Bengal(off Andhra Pradesh coast)has moved East-Northeastwards and now lies over Westcentral Bay of Bengal. It is centered at about 520 Nautical miles West of Coco Island (Myanmar), 235 Nautical miles South-Southeast of Visakhapatnam(India). The centre pressure of Depression is (1003) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (30-35) miles per hour. Weather is a few cloud over the North Andaman Sea and partly cloudy to cloudy over the South Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.
FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 22nd December 2024: Rain will be fairly widespread in Sagaing Region and Kachin, Chin States, scattered in Mandalay, Magway Regions and Rakhine, Shan States and isolated in Naypyitaw, Yangon, Bago, Ayeyarwady Regions and Kayah State. Degree of certainty is 80%. Weather will be partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States.
STATE OF THE SEA: STATE OF THE SEA: Squalls with moderate to rough seas are likely at times off and along Rakhine Coast. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach 30-35 m.p.h and wave height will be about 7-9 feet off and along Rakhine Coast. See will be slight to moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about 4-7 feet in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts.
OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood of scattered rain in Upper Sagaing Region and Kachin, Chin, Rakhine, Shan States.
FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 22nd December 2024: Partly cloudy and likelihood of isolated light rain. Degree of certainty is 60%.
FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 22nd December 2024: Partly cloudy.
FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 22nd December 2024: Partly cloudy and likelihood of isolated light rain. Degree of certainty is 60%.