Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 18th April, 2014

Today's weather;

The sun is rising over Koh Samui and it's already warm early in the morning. Current temp at 7am is 27.2C

In Khao Lak it's a mixed bag, clouds with blue spots can be found here in the sky with some rain thrown in last night. Current temp at 7am is 25.4C

The current PADI IDC here has been completed and today the PADI IE will kick off in Phuket. Later this morning we'll be on our way.

There were 277 deaths and 2,926 injuries in 2,754 road accidents nationwide in the first six days of Songkran.

The Road Safety Directing Centre reported the figures yesterday. On Wednesday, 29 people were killed and 283 injured in 273 accidents nationwide.
Drunk driving was the main cause of accidents (32.60 per cent) followed by speeding (30.77 per cent). Most accidents involved motorcycles (80.77 per cent), followed by pickup trucks (11.54 per cent).

Most accidents took place between 4pm and 8pm and most victims (45.83 per cent) were of working age (20-49).
Just one more day of reports to come in.

View on Kheuk Khak, a beach near Khao Lak

Yesterday saw a warm day around Samui with a max temp of 33C

The forecast is predicting lots of clouds over the weekend but mostly sunny days next week.

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Camille