HI Phil, Thanks for the superb information and the websites of the weather and flood situation. With the Weather Channel and Weather updates websites, we can at least know the situation and can decide whether to travel there or not. Will continue to monitor before deciding whether to travel there this Thursday. Take care bro.
@xundestravelfood7055 My pleasure! Remember what I said about this still being the rainy season and heavy rain being normal at this time of year. Heavy rain is perfectly normal this time of year, but it normally stops after a few hours. It's nothing to worry about. The storm last week, where it didn't stop raining for a week, isn't normal. I hope your trip works out.
Hi Phil, just back to Penang after staying in Hatyai for 5 nights. Thanks for your info on the weather (website) which allow me to make a decision to go there. The weather was quite fine except occasion light rain which is quite common in Hatyai. Initially when I was there I was a bit worried and tense but after a day or two, I felt the weather was quite OK and was able to relax myself. Take care bro.
@xundestravelfood7055 That's great to hear! I'm glad it worked out for you. As you say, rain is normal here, especially during the last three months of the year. The recent storm that caused flooding is maybe a once in 10 years event. Also, because the flood defenses have been improved so much, it takes a really extreme storm to cause flooding these days. I suspect that the local government will continue to improve things. Let me know when you're in Hat Yai next time. It would be good to meet a few of the people who comment regularly. This week, unfortunately, I've been in Hat Yai Hospital all week with my son, who has been quite seriously ill. However, he's fine now, and we are all back home.
@@expatlivinginthailand With good flood canal defence, it takes a continuous mega storm to cause a flood in Hatyai. I observed that the authority has done much better than those in M'sia on flood prevention. For example, having CCTV to monitor the flood situation is one of the good disaster preventive measure. It is good to hear that your son is fine now. Perhap the next time when I visit Hatyai, we can meet up for a drink and have a chat.
That’s great information Phil. I only knew of BBC and Time and Date on the Web, which I did not find accurate to say the least. I can now find a more detailed forecast with the added addition of up to date camera footage of the water levels. I will also be able to choose my times of travel into Hat Yai more accurately to avoid the downpours. Thank you so much.
Pleasure! In my eyes, the BBC has very little credibility these days for all topics, not least the weather situation in Hat Yai! Those two sites that I gave links to are the ones I usually go to.
Interesting.. the webcams pointed at various waterways are particularly helpful, I would think. The first headline I read today was our PM telling Parliament that 6 months worth of rain fell within a span of just 5 days! I also read about MetMalaysia's caution of continuous rain on Malaya's east coast next week (8-14Dec), which would coincide with your comment about a potential storm making landfall farther south of Hat Yai. This next thing is maybe somewhat tasteless at this time, but I actually love it when it rains at bedtime 🥴 I often play RUclips videos of rain sounds to help me nod off. I'm also probably gonna get a mini thermometer/hygrometer I found on Shopee (Xiaomi, RM18).. I'm not exactly a weather aficionado, but it seems like a fun item to geek out on sometimes 😅
Since my update, it has been getting gradually darker here. I'm expecting rain in 2-3 hours, which is when I have to pick up my daughter from school. Perfect! Wow, six months' worth of rain in five days. I'm not surprised. It was a big storm. It is a nice feeling when you're safe indoors and it's raining heavily outside. I know what you mean. However, after my experience in 2010, I still start to feel afraid when the rain goes on for too long! Between you and me, I'm a bit of a geek with things like thermometers. There are thermometers/hygrometers in every room and sensors outdoors for the external readings. I also have wireless thermometers in the fridge/freezer so that I can keep an eye on the temperature! There are lots of these devices for sale online, and they're cheap. The brand I like is Oria.
Thank you for the updates. I have been checking Hat Yai's weather and it looks good today!😊
@babysharkdodo644 It was fine yesterday (Tuesday). Today (Wednesday) it's overcast and drizzly, but that's not unusual for this time of year.
HI Phil, Thanks for the superb information and the websites of the weather and flood situation. With the Weather Channel and Weather updates websites, we can at least know the situation and can decide whether to travel there or not. Will continue to monitor before deciding whether to travel there this Thursday. Take care bro.
@xundestravelfood7055 My pleasure! Remember what I said about this still being the rainy season and heavy rain being normal at this time of year. Heavy rain is perfectly normal this time of year, but it normally stops after a few hours. It's nothing to worry about. The storm last week, where it didn't stop raining for a week, isn't normal. I hope your trip works out.
@@expatlivinginthailand Noted on your comments. Understood your content. Thanks bro.
Hi Phil, just back to Penang after staying in Hatyai for 5 nights. Thanks for your info on the weather (website) which allow me to make a decision to go there. The weather was quite fine except occasion light rain which is quite common in Hatyai. Initially when I was there I was a bit worried and tense but after a day or two, I felt the weather was quite OK and was able to relax myself. Take care bro.
@xundestravelfood7055 That's great to hear! I'm glad it worked out for you. As you say, rain is normal here, especially during the last three months of the year. The recent storm that caused flooding is maybe a once in 10 years event. Also, because the flood defenses have been improved so much, it takes a really extreme storm to cause flooding these days. I suspect that the local government will continue to improve things.
Let me know when you're in Hat Yai next time. It would be good to meet a few of the people who comment regularly. This week, unfortunately, I've been in Hat Yai Hospital all week with my son, who has been quite seriously ill. However, he's fine now, and we are all back home.
@@expatlivinginthailand With good flood canal defence, it takes a continuous mega storm to cause a flood in Hatyai. I observed that the authority has done much better than those in M'sia on flood prevention. For example, having CCTV to monitor the flood situation is one of the good disaster preventive measure. It is good to hear that your son is fine now. Perhap the next time when I visit Hatyai, we can meet up for a drink and have a chat.
That’s great information Phil. I only knew of BBC and Time and Date on the Web, which I did not find accurate to say the least. I can now find a more detailed forecast with the added addition of up to date camera footage of the water levels. I will also be able to choose my times of travel into Hat Yai more accurately to avoid the downpours. Thank you so much.
Pleasure! In my eyes, the BBC has very little credibility these days for all topics, not least the weather situation in Hat Yai! Those two sites that I gave links to are the ones I usually go to.
Could not agree more, regarding all Topics.
Interesting.. the webcams pointed at various waterways are particularly helpful, I would think. The first headline I read today was our PM telling Parliament that 6 months worth of rain fell within a span of just 5 days! I also read about MetMalaysia's caution of continuous rain on Malaya's east coast next week (8-14Dec), which would coincide with your comment about a potential storm making landfall farther south of Hat Yai.
This next thing is maybe somewhat tasteless at this time, but I actually love it when it rains at bedtime 🥴 I often play RUclips videos of rain sounds to help me nod off. I'm also probably gonna get a mini thermometer/hygrometer I found on Shopee (Xiaomi, RM18).. I'm not exactly a weather aficionado, but it seems like a fun item to geek out on sometimes 😅
Since my update, it has been getting gradually darker here. I'm expecting rain in 2-3 hours, which is when I have to pick up my daughter from school. Perfect!
Wow, six months' worth of rain in five days. I'm not surprised. It was a big storm.
It is a nice feeling when you're safe indoors and it's raining heavily outside. I know what you mean. However, after my experience in 2010, I still start to feel afraid when the rain goes on for too long!
Between you and me, I'm a bit of a geek with things like thermometers. There are thermometers/hygrometers in every room and sensors outdoors for the external readings. I also have wireless thermometers in the fridge/freezer so that I can keep an eye on the temperature!
There are lots of these devices for sale online, and they're cheap. The brand I like is Oria.
Good evening Sir, thanks for the daily updated. God bless.
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