tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89325018610566618842024-09-08T18:20:38.752+07:00A bit about Phuket's weather, links to weather sites, plus the latest regional earthquake and tsunami alerts.Dawn in Phukethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10690376768579209092noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932501861056661884.post-57259388853368095562019-07-18T19:12:00.001+07:002019-07-18T19:12:45.570+07:00

If you're travelling to Phuket the first thing you will want to know is what the weather is like. This must be the most commonly asked question on community pages on Facebook and the like and is the reason I decided to start an Instagram account to post daily weather photos straight off my phone without any editing. I am taking them on my boat ride to work and occasionally do some more

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Having a conversation with a Thai Seismologist, this is a first for me! Seismologist: I am at Koh Lanta. Just came this morning for borehole seismometer installation. It is very good quality for earthquake detection. Me: Does Phuket have seisometer? Seismologist: Yes, Koh Yao also was installed by me. Me: How deep in the ground is the sensor? Seismologist: 30 meter below ground surface

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Thanks to Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies Just follow the link and choose the region you want to see. (Note the sample below is not realtime) I find this totally mesmerizing, nature is awesome!

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By now we've all seen the damage caused in the Philippines and China including the horrifying footage from Hong Kong. Here in Phuket we were lucky to only get the side effects for a day or two. Nothing serious! If you are wondering how things are weather-wise here at the moment then I recommend taking a look at these daily timelapse VDOs from Patong. Sawadee Cam: https://www.youtube.com/

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Just before I woke up today I had a strange dream. All I remember is a truck had lost its load and there was piles of twisted metal lying along the roadside. As I stood looking at it with someone a smaller truck suddenly rolled backwards and slipped off the road through some small bushes taking a parked motorbike with it as it slipped down and disappeared in to what was either a ditch or river

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One question that all of us Phuket bloggers and travel websites face regularly is ............................  'What's the weather like in the rainy season?  It's an impossible question to answer because not every year is the same and it's more a question of luck or something to be decided by the gods! We've had quite a few lucky days this year! All said the rainy season can

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Today saw the start of the Vegetarian Festival with the raising of the Go Teng Pole to welcome the Gods down to earth. Looks like they brought the clouds down with them this year! The festival usually arrives with some rain but today it was pretty major weather. Patong Hospital was once again cut off by flooding as was the road to Chalong. As for me, well I spent the whole day wearing a

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The weather in Phuket was just amazing today, clear blue skies and soft winds but the sea was even higher than yesterday. At Bon Island the sea came right up on to the shore and even in to the restaurant. As the water got higher and higher I looked at the coconut tree that the hermit crabs had climbed yesterday (see previous post) and noticed that the crabs weren't there. Then I

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Live from the middle of the sea! Daily Weather Photos from Rawai Beach, Phuket. Click on a photo to see larger image and slideshow! 30th September 2013 29th September 2013 28th September 2013 Influence of Tropical Storm Wutip starts today! 27th September 2013 26th September 2013 25th September 2013 24th September 2013 23rd Sept 2013 22nd Sept 2013

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Live from the middle of the sea! Daily Weather Photos from Rawai Beach, Phuket. Click on a photo to see larger image and slideshow! It's been a great August! 9th Aug 2013 11th Aug 2013 17th Aug 2013 18th Aug 2013 19th Aug 2013 20th Aug 2013 21st Aug 2013 22nd Aug 2013 24th AUg 2013 26th Aug 2013 27th Aug 2013 29th Aug 2013 31st

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One of the things I like about being in Phuket is that I have had the opportunity to be close to nature and have time to observe the way things happen and what we can learn from it. Phuket has been hit by some bad weather to mark the beginning of the monsoon season, but despite all, the sun still manages to sneak out and warm up our mornings. Today was no exception. The waves have been

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Having read the story of "Ultraman and his friend's go to the beach" Mickey and Pooh decided to go and give them a helping hand. It was incredibly hard work, but it was worth the effort, especially when they saw just how many bottles they had collected. Pooh decided to take a sleep on a beach chair before carrying on collecting the plastic and wood that still covered the beach. A cool

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 The tide was on it's way down as Ultraman and his friends arrived at the beach. Having planned on a great day out, sunbathing, snorkelling a few cold beers... they were astounded at what was waiting for them! The monsoon season had officially started and heavy waves over the last few days had made their mark.  Rubbish was everywhere! Devastated by what they saw,

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Live from the middle of the sea! Daily Weather Photos from Rawai Beach, Phuket. Click on a photo to see larger image and slideshow! 09/12/2012 10:02:46 08/12/2012 10:23:52 07/12/2012 09:20:12 06/12/2012 10:02:34 05/12/2012 10:03:31 04/12/2012 09:58:24 03/12/2012 10:14:28 02/12/2012 10:12:11 Hard to believe that a few hours later it was really sunny!

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Live from the middle of the sea! Daily Weather Photos from Rawai Beach, Phuket. Click on a photo to see larger image and slideshow! 29/11/2012 09:40:44 Last night's Loy Krathong Festival leaves its mark on the morning waves and beaches, with krathongs washed up and broken by the waves. Sadly what were once bamboo sticks used to fix the leaves to the krathongs, are now pins

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And so as October begins hopefully so does the sunny weather! Today was just perfect!

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Live from the middle of the sea! Daily Weather Photos from Rawai Beach, Phuket. Click on a photo to see larger image and slideshow! 30/10/2012 09:44:05 29/10/2012 10:19:43 Windy morning. 28/10/2012 09:29:57 27/10/2012 10:20:23 26/10/2012 09:59:20 25/10/2012 11:09:40 24/10/2012 09:42:34 23/10/2012 09:59:07 22/10/2012 10:27:54

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Live from the middle of the sea! Daily Weather Photos from Rawai Beach, Phuket. Click on a photo to see larger image and slideshow! 30/09/2012 09:34:19  29/09/2012   09:50:45                       29/09/2012    11:37:58                         &

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After news of severe flooding in Phuket yesterday, 22/08/2012, everything is back to normal today! Infact it was back to normal yesterday afternoon. The sun has been shining again too! VDO News footage from yesterday - Thai language only.

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After the tropical storms of early June the sun has returned and Phuket is back to its full glory. The rainy season is just like this and it makes a great time of year to enjoy Phuket without the crowds. However if you get a wet day there are plenty of things to explore, just take a trip into the Old Phuket Town and enjoy a day of exploring the traditional life of Phuket. 

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June 7th 2012 It seems to have been raining non-stop for the last 2 days, some of the time the rain has been really heavy with around 100 millimetres of rain falling in just a few hours. Haven't seen this much rain in a long time! With news over the last 48 hours of floods, fallen trees, billboards crushing houses, broken bridges and yet another pine tree down at Rawai due to coastal

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 17/04/2012 09:19:57 Heavy rain shower near Phuket Town to Nabon  17/04/2012 09:25:34 Just a few minutes later in Chalong it was sunny! That's Phuket! 17/04/2012 10:17:19 Threatening clouds somewhere over Phi Phi Islands 17/04/2012 16:13:35 At the end of the day the weather was just fabulous! 16/04/2012 09:41:33  15/04/2012 09:09:39 A hot sunny day

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April 25th 2012 is this year's date for the 'hottest day of the year' or more technically the say when the sun is directly over Thailand. Just walk outside at noon and take a look at your shadow, well that's if you can find it! The temperatures were expected to be hottest in the North of Thailand with an expected 38 degrees Celsius for Phuket. Somehow it doesn't feel that hot, maybe

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The Thai Meteorology Department recorded a M4.3 earthquake in Talang district of Phuket today. เกิดแผ่นดินไหว วันที่ 16 เมษายน 2555 เวลา 16.44 น. ศูนย์กลาง ต.ศรีสุนทร อ.ถลาง จ.ภูเก็ต (8.02,98.37) ขนาด 4.3 ซึ่งหลังจากนั้นเวลา 16.46 เกิดแผ่นดินไหวที่ตอนเหนือของเกาะสุมาตรา ขนาด 5.4 ตามมา ก่อให้เกิดความสับสนในข้อมูล ซึ่งเหตุการณ์ ที่อ.ถลาง จ.ภูเก็ต ประชาชนได้รับรู้แรงสั่นไหวได้ในหลายพื้นที่ It

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