Extremely hot week ahead
published : 22 Apr 2024 at 14:08
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
The Meteorological Department forecast is for extremely hot weather from Monday to Sunday, with temperatures likely to peak in the North at 43 degrees Celsius on Monday.
The heat is the result of a low pressure zone expected to remain over the North, Northeast, Central and East regions from April 22-28. The weather is expected to be very hot and overcast.
Temperatures could reach 43°C in the North, 42 degrees in the Central Plains, 41 degrees in Greater Bangkok, the Northeast and the East and 40 degrees in the South on Monday, the weather office said.
It advised people to refrain from extended outdoor activities if possible.
Thunderstorms are possible in some areas, brought by southeasterly and southerly winds. Rain was expected in the lower South due to westerly and northwesterly winds over the Andaman Sea and the South, the department said.
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Vocabulary
- extremely: very; to a very high degree - อย่างมาก, อย่างยิ่ง
- low pressure: a condition of the air which affects the weather when the pressure is lower than average - ความกดอากาศต่ำ
- Meteorological Department: the government department in charge of determining what the weather will be in the future - กรมอุตุนิยมวิทยา
- overcast (adj): covered with clouds; dull - มีเมฆมาก, มืดครึ้ม
- peak (adj): to reach the highest amount or level, before becoming lower - ขึ้นจนถึงจุดสุดยอด, ช่วงเวลาที่หนาแน่นที่สุด
- refrain: to stop yourself from doing something - ระงับ เลิก
