Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 25th November – 1st December 2019

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 25^th November – 1^st December 2019

It's another Sunday morning and time for the Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 25th November – 1st December 2019.

On Koh Samui we have a partially cloudy sky. At 8am the current temperature is 27C. Really enjoyable. Later today some rain may drift over the island though.

In the meantime, I'm still on Malapascua in the Philippines. A small island at the most northern tip of Cebu island. I completed my Sunday morning slow, long distance run. A nice and relaxing 2 hour run. It's 28C at 9am local time. Partially cloudy to cloudy and still nice. Over the next two days we're expecting a typhoon to hit the Philippines and we should be on the outskirts of this typhoon.

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 25^th November – 1^st December 2019

Flash flood in Bophud, one of the well known hot spots on Samui. 

Last week was not so great on Koh Samui. At last the rainy season caught up with us and it rained almost every day. Still nothing like a more standard rainy season. However, not as nice as the previous November weeks. Maximum temperatures reached 32C and the lowest temperature dropped down to 22C. 

Still a fairly nice week, considering it's the last November week.

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 25^th November – 1^st December 2019

This is how most roads on Malapascua look like. Especially near Thresher Cove Resort in the north eastern corner of the island, where I stay. Very idyllic.  Cars are not allowed on the island.

The forecast for the first December week.  The wind should pick up during the week. Regular light showers are expected throughout the week. Nothing too serious. Not like non stop rain, but a fairly wet week lies ahead of us. Still very good considering it's supposed to be the rainy season.

Enjoy your stay on Koh Samui or the surrounding islands!

Please do 'like' my Koh Samui blog Facebook page and enjoy the beaches around the island or in front of your hotel or resort and get some well deserved rest and a break.

If you're done resting or need something else to do, there's plenty of things on offer on and around Koh Samui, you can go snorkeling or diving or take a dive course. 

Join me in a private dive trip with yours sincerely! 

You can also enjoy some of the trips I recommend, like a half day gourmet lunch and snorkeling trip at the Southern part of Koh Samui or a photography trip where you get to see the most photo genetic spots on the island or go for a drinks tasting tour if you like a tipple or two. 

You may also opt for a very special dinner experience at The Thai Experience. Behind closed doors, reservation only and a very enjoyable and well worthwhile way of spending an evening on Samui. Authentic Thai food and a great atmosphere. Can highly recommend this experience. 

Contact me for more detailed information on any of the options mentioned. 

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 9th September – 15th September 2019

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 9^th September – 15^th September 2019

Sunday afternoon, and time for the Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 9th September – 15th September 2019.

It's a cloudy afternoon and at 1pm the current temperature is a cool 29C.

This morning I participated in the Samui Festival running event. The 5km race was on my schedule and I came in 21nd all over and 4th in my age group 50-59 years! Despite having a very fast 4'19 pace per km, I was a bit surprised that I didn't fare any better in the rankings. However, having said that, the first 3 in each age category for all distances, received price money. That surely brings out the freaks, so to speak. 

Next week at the Wharf, a charity run, will only see local Samui runners.

There was also a cycling event this morning, which caused a few traffic jams around the ring road! All in all, a great event, well organized and fun to participate in.

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 9^th September – 15^th September 2019

Last week we had some hardcore flash floods Monday and Tuesday afternoon. All hell broke loose and the usual hot spots flooded in no time. Above you can see a picture Bang Rak on Tuesday afternoon. Each day, just after an hour or so, the water levels dropped again. No worries there. The next day was also nice, when all the mud turns into dust!

The rest fo the week was surprisingly nice. Partially cloudy to sunny.

Except for last night when it rained again. Yesterday may have seen a shower or two around the island as well.

Maximum temperatures reached 34C. The minimum got stuck at 22C

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 9^th September – 15^th September 2019

Yesterday morning, Saturday, saw the yearly Tha yai event in the temples around Samui. This is at Wat Plai Laem.

For next week we have a forecast of strong wind and tropical showers until Wednesday. Come Thursday it should clear up again nnd we should be able to welcome the sun again.

Hope you will have a grand time if you're on Samui this week! Enjoy what the island has to offer!

Please do 'like' my Koh Samui blog Facebook page and enjoy the beaches around the island or in front of your hotel or resort and get some well deserved rest and a break. 

If you're done resting or need something else to do, there's plenty of things on offer on and around Koh Samui, you can go snorkeling or diving or take a dive course. Join me in a private dive trip with yours sincerely! 

 You can also enjoy some of the trips I recommend, like a half day gourmet lunch and snorkeling trip at the Southern part of Koh Samui or a photography trip where you get to see the most photo genetic spots on the island or go for a drinks tasting tour if you like a tipple or two. 

 You may also opt for a very special dinner experience at The Thai Experience. Behind closed doors, reservation only and a very enjoyable and well worthwhile way of spending an evening on Samui. Authentic Thai food and a great atmosphere. Can highly recommend this experience.

 Contact me for more detailed information on any of the options mentioned.

 Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 31st December 2018 – 06th January 2019

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 31st December 2018 – 06th January 2019 

Welcome to the first Sunday of 2019 and the Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 31st December 2018 – 06th January 2019. 

This morning it's partially cloudy around Koh Samui with the sun being out again. Current temperature at 7am is 28C, expect it to get warm today with a high humidity, so very sweaty!

The next two weeks I will find myself on Koh Lanta, teaching my first PADI IDC program of the year. It's nice and sunny here as well, with a very blue sky. Current temperature here at 7am is a cool 23C but I expect it to get very warm here.

Pabuk did not really impact Koh Lanta at all. A bit stronger wind than usual with marginal amounts of out of the ordinary rain. On Koh Lanta it was really a storm in a glass of water.

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 31st December 2018 – 06th January 2019; Tropical storm Pabuk visits Hua Thanon. The Southern and South Eastern part of Koh Samui seems to have been hit hardest by Pabuk.

The big news last week was of course tropical storm Pabuk. Initially it seemed that Pabuk was heading straight for Koh Samui. But it turned out the storm veered off over the mainland before it coudl reach Koh Samui. Still, Samui got battered, especially the South-Eastern part of the island, but anywhere near as bad as anticipated or expected.

Plai Laem, where we live was actually relatively calm and besides stronger wind than usual, it was almost a non event.

Ferries and flights to and from Samui were cancelled on 4th January but all scheduled ferries and flights have resumed their normal schedule by now.

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 31st December 2018 – 06th January 2019; Yesterday's flash floods around the island,. This is in Chaweng, in front of Blue Lagoon. Most flash floods should be gone by today.

Strangely enough the worst day was yesterday, Saturday. It seemed that the tail end of Pabuk didn't find a way to leave the Gulf of Thailand and big clouds with much more rain and stronger wind than during Pabuk hammered Koh Samui yesterday until somewhere in the afternoon. Loads of flash floods at the usual and less usual spots were all around the island.

That has passed now as well and everything seems to be back to normal on Samui.

The mainland was hit much harder though but luckily without big loss of life. I have only seen reports of one person being killed by and during Pabuk.

It seems that Koh Samui and the surround islands got away fairly unscathed. The island were shaken but not stirred!

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 31st December 2018 – 06th January 2019; Electric repairs in Ban Saladan on Koh Lanta. Big power lines from the mainland were cut by a big, passing catamaran. It took three days to fix it again. The day I arrived, 3rd January, power was off in my hotel until 8pm.

The forecast for next week shows mostly partially cloudy days with some light showers occasionally. The wind is slowing down, day by day and towards next weekend we should be able to enjoy sunny skies again.

Enjoy the good or better weather conditions around the island this week!

Please do 'like' my Koh Samui blog Facebook page and enjoy the beaches around the island or in front of your hotel or resort and get some well deserved rest and a break. 

If you're done resting or need something else to do, there's plenty of things on offer on and around Koh Samui, you can go snorkeling or diving or take a dive course. 

You can also enjoy some of the trips I recommend, like a half day gourmet lunch and snorkeling trip at the Southern part of Koh Samui or a photography trip where you get to see the most photo genetic spots on the island or go for a drinks tasting tour if you like a tipple or two. 

You may also opt for a very special dinner experience at The Thai Experience. Behind closed doors, reservation only and a very enjoyable and well worthwhile way of spending an evening on Samui. Authentic Thai food and a great atmosphere. Can highly recommend this experience. 

Contact me for more detailed information on any of the options mentioned. 

If you like to donate to this blog, use this secure link PayPal.Me/CamilleLemmens. 

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 10th December – 16th December 2018

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 10^th December – 16^th December 2018 

Late afternoon but time for the Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 10th December – 16th December 2018.

It's been a busy day with a 10km race early morning in Phuket Town at 6am. After that I was off to Kata beach for the closing of the PADI IE (Instructor Exam). Both events went successfully. I was 6th this morning in my age category 55-59 during the run. At the PADI IE both of my candidates passed with flying colors.

In the meantime, back on Koh Samui, it came down bucket wise. Hard to very hard rain was around in the morning. Now it's slightly better, wet but no hard rain anymore. Current temperature at 16.30 is 25C. 

Phuket had rain last night and a drizzle at occasion this morning. At 16.30 it's 29C and mostly cloudy.

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 10th December – 16th December 2018; Notorious Soi 7 in Plai Laem. Heavy floods were all over Koh Samui last week. Picture by Jim Lewis.

Last week was a classic rainy season week on and around Koh Samui. Most days rain with sometimes hard rain. Plenty of floods all around the island. However, with the current drainage system, the water doesn't stay around for too long once it stops raining.

Temperatures last week ranged from 31C to 24C

Koh Samui, Thailand weekly weather update; 10th December – 16th December 2018: Bangtao beach on Phuket. Early morning and still nice and empty.

Just hold on for three more days. Come Wednesday the rainy season is looking like it's on the way out. Tomorrow and Tuesday still look very wet but Wednesday afternoon it should turn dry, and the sun should break through again.

Get ready for a white Christmas! I mean, a dry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everybody and enjoy your time on Koh Samui next week.

Please do 'like' my Koh Samui blog Facebook page and enjoy the beaches around the island or in front of your hotel or resort and get some well deserved rest and a break. If you're done resting or need something else to do, there's plenty of things on offer on and around Koh Samui, you can go snorkeling or diving or take a dive course. You can also enjoy some of the trips I recommend, like a half day gourmet lunch and snorkeling trip at the Southern part of Koh Samui or a photography trip where you get to see the most photo genetic spots on the island or go for a drinks tasting tour if you like a tipple or two. You may also opt for a very special dinner experience at The Thai Experience. Behind closed doors, reservation only and a very enjoyable and well worthwhile way of spending an evening on Samui. Authentic Thai food and a great atmosphere. Can highly recommend this experience. Contact me for more detailed information on any of the options mentioned. If you like to donate to this blog, use this secure link PayPal.Me/CamilleLemmens. Camille

Goodbye to November 2017

Goodbye to November 2017

It's the last day of the month and time to say Goodbye to November 2017. 

Today is actually at the tail end of a storm coming over Koh Samui and all day so far it has been raining with a thunderstorm just having passed us.

It has been raining all day long, sometimes harder and sometimes just a little bit. Flash floods have occurred at all the usual hot spots but will recede quickly, providing the rain stops or slows down.

Current temp at noon is 24.8C.

Goodbye to November 2017; The flash flood is receding in front of Wat Plai Laem and will be gone soon, providing it stops raining.

This month was truly a rainy season month, with no rain during only five days this month! Every other day had rain in various degrees and amounts. Plenty of days there were flash floods around the island, but they disappeared almost as quickly as they popped up. The hard rain never lasted long enough to cause serious problems. Maximum temperatures ranged from 28C to 32C.

Goodbye to November 2017; Sunset at Panagsama beach, near Moalboal in the Philippines where I spent most of this November

The start of the last month of this year is not far away, just a few hours before December 2017 kicks off and we can only hope it will not be a repeat of last years weather. The forecast for next week looks ok-ish, considering this time of the year, in the middle of the rainy season. Rain can be expected but nothing too serious. Around the 6th December another storm might us again, so let's see and wait to see what happens.

Please do 'like' my Koh Samui blog Facebook page and enjoy the beaches around the island or in front of your hotel or resort and get some well deserved rest and a break. If you're done resting or need something else to do, there's plenty of things on offer on and around Koh Samui, you can go snorkeling or diving or take a dive course. You can also enjoy some of the trips I recommend, like a half day gourmet lunch and snorkeling trip at the Southern part of Koh Samui or a photography trip where you get to see the most photo genetic spots on the island or go for a drinks tasting tour if you like a tipple or two. 

Contact me for more detailed information on any of the options mentioned. 

If you like to donate to this blog, use this secure link PayPal.Me/CamilleLemmens. 

Camille

Typhoon heading towards Koh Samui on 2nd November

Typhoon heading towards Koh Samui on 2nd November

There is a Typhoon heading towards Koh Samui on 2nd November. All weather forecast programs predict a typhoon strong storm to hit the Gulf of Thailand over the next couple of days, on it's way to Chumpon.

On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, the typhoon is supposed to hit Koh Samui, providing all forecasts are correct. It's another four days to go but it's better to be safe than sorry. We can only hope that this typhoon is not going to be as bad as it is predicted.

There's a graphic link to be found here, have a look and keep following that link over the next couple of days to see how things progress.

Typhoon heading towards Koh Samui on 2nd November

The current airflow down from the north west may get funneled and amplified into the Gulf of Thailand and might get mixed up with the yearly north-east monsoon, the monsoon that's about to start any moment.

Wind predictions of 90 miles per hour wind are currently predicted with over 300mm of rain in a day.

That's more than the 110mm we had last year with the known results of serious flooding. 

Current predictions have the typhoon hit Koh Samui during the night of Wednesday 1st November to Thursday 2nd November at 1am.

The fact that there will be real high tide twice a day, on 2nd November at 0833 and 2056 with 3.62m and 3.91m will make it even more difficult for water to flow away.

This is something to keep an eye out on and slowly start to take precautions.

This reminds of 1989 and Typhoon Gay, also known as the Kavali Cyclone of 1989, which was a small but powerful tropical cyclone that caused more than 800 fatalities in and around the Gulf of Thailand in November 1989. To date the worst typhoon to affect the Malay Peninsula in 35 years, Gay originated from a monsoon trough over the Gulf of Thailand in early-November. Owing to favorable atmospheric conditions, the storm rapidly intensified, attaining winds of more than 120 km/h (75 mph) by 3 November.

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Camille

Unusual hard rain and floods around Koh Samui for April

Unusual hard rain and floods around Koh Samui for April

As we all know by now, there are Unusual hard rain and floods around Koh Samui for April. The last couple of days saw unusual hard rain and this caused floods at the usual 'hot spots' around the island. Affected areas were in Chaweng; where the one way system starts, near the Centara Grand Beach resort and the market on the way to the ring road. Maenam had some flooding and other parts of the island to minor degrees.

This morning at 7am it is 27C and although dry, heavy clouds loom over Koh Samui and more rain is expected. Tomorrow morning and afternoon should see some rain again and come Saturday the weather should change and it should stop raining and the sun might be making a come back.

Hang in there, just a few more days.

If you like the blog and find it useful, don't hesitate to make a donation! I have set up a new PayPal link here; PayPal.Me/CamilleLemmens. 

Unusual hard rain and floods around Koh Samui for April; Flooded road near the Clock Tower square in Chaweng, where the one way system starts, two days ago.

Picture by Nick Whiting

This time around it wasn't as bad as the floods during December and January, but it's very unusual for this time of the year, which is supposed the driest and hottest time of the year, to have such hard and prolonged rain.

Unusual hard rain and floods around Koh Samui for April; Flooded roads in Maenam two days ago.

Picture by Kelli Vowels

The only time I can think of that it rained so hard in April was back in 2011, before the current drainage system was installed and the water stayed on the roads for around two weeks after it stopped raining.

Unusual hard rain and floods around Koh Samui for April; Near the start of the one way system in Chaweng, yesterday afternoon. Lots of the floods had receded already by that time

Picture by Noriego Darwin

After 2011 a new drainage system was installed and now the flash floods still take place but once the rain stops or slows down, the water disappears quickly.

The majority of the floods occur because the water has no direct natural run off route. Most run off routes to the ocean are blocked nowadays by buildings, mostly resorts and hotels. The price of progress?

Unusual hard rain and floods around Koh Samui for April; The damaged road in Choengmon was temporarily fixed and with the first signs of heavy rain immediately collapsed again. What's next, the second temporarily fix?

Picture by Mark Stevenson

Thanks for following the blog and I hope that you still had an enjoyable time on our island! Everybody suffers in these conditions, the locals as well as the people that planned a holiday to a sunny destination that turns out to be not sunny at all. Despite what the weather statistics tell you!

Like i said before, hang int here for just a few more days and hopefully the sun will return. 

Please do 'like' my Koh Samui blog Facebook page and enjoy the beaches around the island or in front of your hotel or resort and get some well deserved rest and a break. If you're done resting or need something else to do, there's plenty of things on offer on and around Koh Samui, you can go snorkeling or diving or take a dive course. You can also enjoy some of the trips I recommend, like a half day gourmet lunch and snorkeling trip at the Southern part of Koh Samui or a photography trip where you get to see the most photo genetic spots on the island or go for a drinks tasting tour if you like a tipple or two. 

Contact me for more detailed information on any of the options mentioned. 

If you like to donate to this blog, use this secure link PayPal.Me/CamilleLemmens.

Camille

Goodbye to January 2017

Goodbye to January 2017

It's time to say Goodbye to January 2017 and it's about time, since this was not a month to remember for it's nice weather, in total contrast! We need to go back to November 2010 and March 2011 when we even had worse weather and flood conditions. However, back in those days the current drainage system wasn't in place, and after the initial flash flood, it took up to two weeks for the water to drain. Now we had flash floods during January but within hours the roads are clear again, as soon as the rain stops.

We had however a couple of days of almost non stop rain and some serious flooding, more and worse than we had in December 2016, just a month ago!

The amount of visitors and page views was the highest ever on my blog, it stood at 146.211 in May 2011 but I'm currently, with just a few more hours to go at 153.788 page views for this month.

On my Samui weather and info Facebook page it was also very busy and traffic increased plentiful.

Goodbye to January 2017; Picture and all rights by Ong Un Jungtrakool‎

Wet streets in January and a sight to get used, traffic jams for the Bophud traffic lights, all the way backing up to Zazen Boutique Resort and one time I was in the traffic start at DAN Auto in Maenam and it took thirty minutes to reach the traffic lights. Everybody and his dog seems to have a car nowadays on the island, and the roads are just not build with that much traffic in mind. Ins't that called progress?

The last couple of days of the month have been lovely, sunny and warm and we had two or three days in the middle of the month, when it was also nice and warm and sunny, but that didn't last too long!

We were lucky though and in all the days that we had floods, we only had one day during which we had to endure a power cut for five hours. It was very pleasant that was the only power cut we had! Other parts of the island may have had more and longer power cuts.

We still managed to go out and have some nice dinners, like at Barracuda Restaurant at the Wharf and at Prego, Italian restaurant that's part of the Amari in Chaweng.

It's best to look forward to a new month, February 2017, usually a very nice and mild month with plenty of sunshine. Also the month hen my blog can celebrate 10 years of being live!

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Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 16th January, 2017

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 16^th January, 2017

Today's weather;

It's dark and grey again in the sky over Koh Samui and at 4am this morning we had a thunder storm passing over with hard rain. At the moment it's dry but a few light showers are expected today. Current temp at 7am is a cool 24C

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 16th January, 2017; At last the road in Soi 8 in Plai Laem has collapsed. It was a matter of time when it should happen. During the December rain and floods, the earth underneath part of the road was washed away and during the recent January floods, it got hollowed out even more. Yesterday, during a dry and partially clouded day, the road finally collapsed and I'm afraid it will take a very long time before this will be fixed. Luckily nobody got injured when the road did collapse.

Yesterday saw a partially clouded day with plenty of sunshine peeking through the cloud cover and it stayed dry. Max temp reached 32C

The forecast for the next seven days is not looking that great. The next two days should be the worst days to come during this period, with strong, at times storm like wind and plenty of rain. Not as torrential as early January but plenty enough. Friday may be the only dry-ish day and over the weekend some light rain is expected. It will be interesting to see how the drainage systems will be able to handle this rain, since everything is filled to the brim. Although most roads had dried up, this will be a game changer again.

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Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 13th January, 2017

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 13^th January, 2017

Today's weather;

A clear sky is emerging out of the night all over Koh Samui on Friday the 13th, with a full moon last night and it should become a nice and sunny and warm day. This will help the roads to dry up and the still flooded parts to recede. It looks like a great beach day! Current temp at 7am is 25C

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 13th January, 2017; Water pumps have been located at various parts around the island, to help the still standing water to reach drainage systems. This one is located near Fisherman's Village, on the ring road.

Yesterday was a bit of strange day, listening to various comments from around the island. Here in Plai Laem, we had a very sunny morning with some dark clouds surrounding us during the afternoon but ending with more sunshine. On the contrast, in Fisherman's Village and Maenam they had plenty of rain during the morning which caused plenty of flash floods in that part of the island.

The two times I went there, early morning and later afternoon, everything looked just fine, luckily I missed all the rain parts! Max temp reached 29C

The forecast for the next seven days didn't change that much, until Sunday it should be nice and sunny, with maybe an isolated shower on Sunday. As of Monday however, the rain may be back, combined with strong wind on Monday, but the rain should not be as torrential and over the top as we just had during the recent January floods, but more long the lines of a normal monsoon rain. The interesting part will be how the drainage systems will be able to handle the rain, since they're filled to the brim, if it's not torrential, they should be able to handle the rain fairly well.  It will be interesting.

Stay tuned for more updates and check my Koh Samui info and weather Facebook page as well. A link is listed below. 

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Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 12th January, 2017

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 12^th January, 2017

Today's weather;

We have the prelude of a blue sky over Koh Samui this morning and it's nice for a change to see a blue-ish sky shaping up. It's supposed to be partially cloudy today with most likely plenty of sunshine again. The roads are drying up, like the surface is dry but there are also still plenty of place where the water is still on the roads, partly run off water from the mountains. Current temp at 7am is 25C

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 12th January, 2017; Blue skies yesterday at Fisherman's Village and all around the island. What a relief!

Yesterday saw a lovely day around Koh Samui, from early in the morning through to later afternoon we had a partially cloudy sky with planet of sunshine all day long. Roads were drying up and water is receding everywhere. There's plenty of damage done this time around but now it's time to start fixing it again. Max temp reached 29C

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 12th January, 2017; There are still plenty of signs and proof of the devastating power and impact the January floods had. This is the entrance to Bophud temple, closed off due to a massive puddle directly at the entrance. Many road parts have been damaged, road surface has partly gone and many holes can be found all the roads around the island, This will take ea few months to fix all this and hopefully not by just pouring some asphalt into the holes, since that will not be a very long lasting solution.

The forecast for the next seven days is looking good until the weekend. Partially cloudy skies and no rain expected but instead some sunny skies for a change. Time to recover a bit from the recent floods.

After the weekend some rain is expected and predicted, especially Tuesday may see some harder wind and some harder rain. In general this is however a more 'normal' monsoon kind of rain and not anything like we recently experienced. It will be interesting however to see how the drainage systems around the island will handle a new set of rain, considering that every drainage system is filled to the brim with rain water.

Stay tuned and enjoy the sunshine for a few days.

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Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 11th January, 2017

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 11^th January, 2017

Today's weather;

It's cloudy outside over Koh Samui but it's dry at the moment with just very little rain expected until the afternoon. The cloud cover is supposed not to be that strong anymore and it may break up at some stage, later today. Current temp at 7am is 25C

Since yesterday all schools have opened again around Koh Samui and we should really have seen the last of the January 2017 floods.

Update at 9am, it's been partially cloudy, there were some small openings in the cloud cover with blue spots to be seen. Nothing to get too excited about but it's a start!

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 11th January, 2017; As explained below, around 5pm we had very hard rain yesterday for an hour to an hour and a half which caused massive flash floods around the island since everything on the island is filled to the max with rain water. In Plai Laem water covered the roads to extents I never had seen before and was flowing down the road in massive streams. Within half an hour this massive flash flood was gone but many hot spots around the island were flooded again for a short while.

Yesterday saw a slightly wet morning with a variation of dry spells, drizzle and light rain. The afternoon was mostly dry until around 5pm when a thunderstorm passed over the island with very ahrd rain for an hour to hour and a half an light rain for at least another half hour. Due to the fact that the island is filled to the brim with rain water, some serious and very fast flash flooding occurred all around the island. The picture above shows the flash flood at Plai Laem. Within less than half an hour the worst flash floods were gone and it took a bit longer for the water to recede.

During yesterdays morning hours I ran a half marathon distance through many previously flooded hot spots and I could easily pass them without problems.

Max temp reached 27C yesterday

The forecasts predicts very light rain today during the morning and early afternoon after which the rain should have gone. According to the forecast, we should have partially clouded skies which implies that we may have sunshine as well later this week. We need to wait and see how this will pan out.

Let's hope it's now all behind us and done and over with.

After this coming weekend we may have some regular monsoon showers again, which hopefully will not cause any flash floods.

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Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 10th January, 2017

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 10^th January, 2017

Today's weather;

It's grey and cloudy and slightly wet over Koh Samui this morning, once more again. We have dry spells combined with a light drizzle to light rain. The cloud cover should part later today and we may have some more sunshine again, just like yesterday. 

Koh Samui airport is in full swing and the ferries have never really stopped operating at all, between the islands and between the main land.

The January 2017 floods are definitely and other parts of the South are being hit now, like Hua Hin and Prachuap Khirikhan.

Koh Samui is getting back to normal, all floods have gone, I just ran through a lot of previously inaccessible parts of the island because they were flooded, like Choengmon, Chaweng beach road, the Chaweng part of the ring road, Bophud traffic lights and towards Bang Rak. 21,5km and no problems. Hence the late update!

Current temp at 9.30am is 26C

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 10th January, 2017; Maenam near Soi 7 yesterday, when the sun broke out for a few hours during the morning. During the afternoon we had a few showers again

Yesterday saw some rain during he morning after which the sun broke through for a few hours just to be followed by some more rain. Most of the floods around the island had gone by yesterday. Max temp reached 28C

The forecast for the next seven days shows the wind dying off today combined with a few showers but also possibly more sunshine, just like yesterday. Later this week we should have partially clouded skies with possibly some light rain after the weekend.

Things are looking on the up side again.

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The first sunshine is back over Koh Samui again!

The first sunshine is back over Koh Samui again!

The first sunshine is back over Koh Samui again! The clouds opened up this morning after a night and early morning of hard rain, but not in the way we're used to. Nope, they opened up and let the sun shine through again.

The first sunshine is back over Koh Samui again!; Big Buddha basking in the sunshine again

Supposedly it's not completely over yet, today may come back and bite us in the tail end. Apparently hard rain is predicted for the early evening until around midnight but after that it really should be over with currently no rain being predicted for tomorrow and the sun is about to break through each day including next weekend.

The first sunshine is back over Koh Samui again!; The direct road to our house in Plai Laem was still being partially flooded but passable with a partial blue sky on top of it. About an hour later the floods had more or less cleared

A lot of the flooded areas have the water recede or are already clear of water. The Chaweng roundabout is cleared, at the Bophud traffic lights it's clear now, all the way back to Anantara resort and the rod to Nathon was already accessible since yesterday. Slowly but surely things are clearing up and there are just a few roads left which are flooded, with the water receding however,

The first sunshine is back over Koh Samui again!; Bang Rak bay now with blue skies for a change

It's time fr the weather to change, at last and bring on the sun again. It will still take a few days ti get things back to normal. There will be run off water coming down from the mountains for at least one more week, which may cause very local floods and the beach will take also a few days to a week to get up to scratch again. Lots of debris may need to be cleared and the water is brown and dirty at the moment, with possible big waves. This all needs to settle first and may easily take a week or so.
Soon the day trips boats may go out again, maybe tomorrow already. For snorkeling and diving, give it also a few days to a week for the water to clear up and let the visibility improve.
Enjoy folks, it seems that at last it's over!

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Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 9th January, 2017

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 9th January, 2017

Today's weather;

Once more, it's very grey, cloudy and wet this morning over Koh Samui. Hard rain went on in intervals all night and part of this morning all around the island, but at last the wind is supposed to drop soon and the rain to seriously slow down or stop soon during this morning, with some rain being expected again during the late afternoon, a kind of last call.

A lot of flooded areas where the water receded yesterday may have flooded again but I do expect them to drain again as well today. Current temp at 7am is 26C

'Only' 38mm of rain is expected during the next 24 hours around Koh Samui. A big difference compared to last week where the amount of rain sometimes easily exceeded 100mm per day.

Currently Krabi, Koh Lipe and Koh Lanta (where I will be later this month) are seriously hit with rain, storm and floods whilst Phuket is having loads of rain as well. Slowly the weather depression is shifting from the Southern East coast to the West coast.

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 9th January, 2017; The small island in front is Koh Som, located in the Bang Rak bay and in the background, covered in clouds is Koh Phangan, which has been seriously affected by the recent floods as well. This picture was taken yesterday afternoon during a dry spell

Yesterday saw a good day around the island, rain varied from a drizzle to light rain or no rain at times. This immediately had an affect on a lot of flooded areas, where the water receded and all around the island the roads were passable again. Last nights hard rain may have flooded a few areas again though. Max temp reached 27C

The forecast is looking real good. Today should see the last bits of rain, during the late afternoon and during the day the wind should start fading.  Tomorrow is currently predicted to be cloudy but dry and as of Wednesday the clouds should break up and possibly we can expect some sunshine. Wouldn't that be nice for a change.

The remainder of the week and the weekend shows partial cloud cover but no rain anymore. It's time we can feel that sunshine on our skin again!

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Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 8th January, 2017

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 8^th January, 2017

Today's weather;

A later than usual update but all is fine with me. It's Sunday morning and that usually means long morning runs for me and today was no different, except today I couldn't start until 6am, it's too dangerous to run in the dark under these conditions. I managed 21km in around one hour and 54 minutes, which considering the circumstances is really good. I ran yesterday as well and about 20 to 25% of the roads were ankle deep with water, today only three small sections were ankle deep. There was still a lot of water on the road, but nothing more than foot deep and a lot of floods have receded and/or disappeared. 

This morning saw a range from no rain, to drizzle to light rain changing positions all the time around Koh Samui. The hard and torrential rain seems to have gone.

The airport is up and running with planes taking off and landing all the time, so hopefully they can take care of their back log.

It seems the January 2017 floods are on their last legs. It's not over yet but it's slowing down however one more batch of hard rain is still predicted for this morning. We'll see how that pans out. Current temp at 9am is 25C

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 8th January, 2017; Bang Rak bay this morning, still a grey and cloudy sky but not that much rain anymore and the water doesn't have that brown color anymore. Things are slowly on the upside again.

Yesterday saw rain almost all day long but it was a lot lighter rain and we had many rain breaks as well. Still, a lot of roads were still flooded, like at the Chaweng lake and roundabout, at the area where the one way systems starts and around Centara Grand Beach resort. At the Bophud traffic lights it was also still full on flood. Many other areas saw some easing up during the afternoon. Max temp reached 26C

The forecast keeps pushing back that end of the rain. Now it seems that Monday will have light amounts of rain and the cloud cover is about to break open come Wednesday. After that it looks really good into next weekend with plenty of sunshine. Who knows!

Just keep hanging in there, today may see one more time some hard rain and tonight some hard wind but it may well be the end of this rain period.

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Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 7th January, 2017

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 7^th January, 2017

Today's weather;

It's still grey and very wet over Koh Samui, third day running now and more torrential rain is expected this morning. The rain isn't necessarily hard, but non stop and relentlessly coming down and there's still a fair bit of wind. Later today, currently predicted to happen around 4pm, the rain may drastically slow down and this may the sign of the rain slowly fading away in general. 

The current floods are harsh and seem to be worse than in recent early December 2016 but the 2011 floods on the island still seem to be worse compared to the current situation.

Roads are still flooded due to the relentless amount of rain but the airport was active last night and flights were departing at 11.30pm. The ferries between the mainland and Koh Samui-Koh Phangan-Koh Tao are still running although the situation especially on Koh Phangan seems to be dire.

The mainland in Southern Thailand is also very hard hit, trains stop now in Chumphon, roads and bridges have been wiped away and Nakhon Si Thammarat closed the airport down. 

The rain has now also reached the West coast and Phuket is having lots of rain now as well.

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Current temp at 7am is 24C, the next 7 hours some 76mm of rain are expected and 124mm over the next 24 hours, from 7am to 7am.

As the flood situation in southern provinces is getting worse posing threat to lives and properties of the people, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda announced the upgrading of management of large-scale disaster to Level 3, according to ThaiPBS news.

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 7th January, 2017; The direct connection or road to our house in Plai Laem is still closed down. In front of Big C was passable yesterday but at the traffic lights in Bophud it was still flooded. The situation doesn't seem to get any better until later today, during the late afternoon

Yesterday saw relentless rain almost all day long, except a few dry spells during the morning. The airport was able to open up for a short while and some planes could land and take off. The situation was dire all around the island. Check my Facebook for more updates. Max temp yesterday reached 24C

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 7th January, 2017; The clouds over Southern Thailand as of 1pm last night Koh Samui is still completely covered but moving on to the outskirts now

The forecast is looking better, still torrential and relentless rain today until around 4pm and after that the rain should drastically slow down and come Monday morning it should start to clear up according to current forecasts. Later next week it should be partially cloudy and we even have some sunshine. The run off water from the hills will still be around for around a week though but things should slowly settle in and get back to normal. 

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Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 6th January, 2017

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 6th January, 2017

Today's weather;

Good morning from a wet and soggy Koh Samui. Yesterday's floods got a lot of attention in local and some international media as well.

It has rained all night long, not hard, but a constant drizzle and possible with some hard showers thrown in for good measure. At this moment it's hard to tell how the flash floods are doing around the island. The road near our house is open, after it was closed down for a few hours yesterday, and has just a little bit of flood water and can easily be passed.

The wind is still forceful and blowing hard at times. All small boats trips have been cancelled but the (Seatran) ferries between Koh Tao-Koh Phangan-Koh Samui are still running at 10am and 1pm

There is currently a drizzle but more and harder rain is expected today, although not as much as yesterday. Enough though to make venturing out of your house not very recommendable if there's no need to go outside, or go too far. Having said that, Koh Samui is safe, as long as you don't do any silly things. Be careful and aware of your surroundings. 

The airport still has no activities but the ferries to the mainland should be running. Current temp at 7am is 25C

The floods caused all kinds of problems, small or bigger. Here's a scene around the corner of our house in Plai Laem, moments after the closed road was opened up again, during a lull in the rain and the water receded very quickly, when a car got stuck in little sand bank. Bystanders were there to give a helping hand and within a few minutes the car became mobile again. A blue BMW was not so lucky and got stuck in the middle of the flooded road for several hour and it took another couple of hours before it was towed away.

Yesterday saw one of Koh Samui's worst flooded days, although last month in early December 2016 and November 2010 had it in them as well. There was mayhem all around the island, the road between the Bophud traffic lights and Nathon was closed down and the airport didn't see much airplane movement at all all day long. The schools of our children were closed yesterday.

The mainland got hit worse though, highway bridges collapsed and the trains can't go any further South than in Nakhon Si Thammarat. The East coast and the Gulf of Thailand have been hit badly, worse than the West coast.

Max temp reached 27C

Bang Rak bay. Dark clouds and murky and muddy water all day long combined with a strong wind.

The forecast predicts plenty of rain for today and also rain over the weekend, but each day having less rain compared to the previous day and the wind is dropping off, predicted to have disappeared come Thursday. 

Come Monday it should be dry again and possibly the sun may peak through.

Just hold on one more day, the weather situation seems to be improving as of tomorrow.

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