Bangkokians today have been spotted doing their Monday commute in their winter attire — an unfamiliar sight to most residents — after the temperature drastically dropped to 16 degrees Celsius today. Brrrr!
The high pressure over upper Thailand has cast a cold spell in Thailand as the temperature has dropped by 6-10 Celsius. Bangkok will continue to experience the cool weather of 16-18 degrees Celsius for a few days more, according to an announcement today by Thai Meteorological Department.
Thundershowers are expected until Wednesday. After that, the temperature will rise to 20-23 degrees Celsius as the high pressure covering upper Thailand will move on to Laos and upper Vietnam, but it will still be cool by Bangkok’s standards.
In 2014, Bangkok hit its coldest record in 30 years, with a temperature of 15.6 degrees Celsius in late January. But let’s be honest – anything below 20 degrees is exciting to us all.
