Thailand is still seeing rainfall in the early days of the cool season, with showers expected to continue in the capital over the weekend, according to the Meteorological Department.
Although the cool season officially began more than a week ago, many parts of the country have continued to experience heavy rain.
‘This is a transitional period,’ the department said in a Facebook post on Thursday, referring to the shift from the rainy to the cool season. It added that the lingering showers were due to the influence of a cold front expanding from China and the La Niña weather phenomenon.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Friday warned of a 70% chance of rain across Greater Bangkok, while the weather agency forecast rainfall in central, northern and northeastern provinces throughout the weekend.