Typhoon Matmo has weakened into a severe tropical storm and will cause heavy rains in the North, the Northeast and the East of Thailand on Monday and Tuesday, according to the Meteorological Department.
Sugunyanee Yavinchan, director-general of the department, said Typhoon Matmo made landfall in Guangxi, China, and weakened into a severe tropical storm at 1am on Monday.
She expected the storm to lose its power quickly due to cold air over China on Monday and Tuesday. The storm would not enter Thailand, she said.
However, the storm would strengthen the southwestern monsoon over the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf of Thailand and thus cause isolated heavy rains in the North, the Northeast and the East of Thailand on Monday and Tuesday.