Thread: Do not trust online information about bad weather, Meteorological Department warns

BANGKOK, 24 April 2015 (NNT) - The Meteorological Department warns people of rumors about bad weather and natural disaster which are now widely spreading on different media including social network. It advises them to only trust weather forecast from only reliable sources especially the website of the Meteorological Department.

Director-General Wanchai Sakudomchai said that the department would do more online postings on social media in order to add more channels for the public to access accurate weather information.

According to him, the hot weather is predicted to reach its peak in early-May with the temperature climbing up to even higher than the previous year. Summer thunderstorm may come periodically until Thailand enters the rainy season. The first raining is expected in the third week of May.

The Meteorological Department has allocated a 212-million-baht budget for improving the efficiency of computer system used in weather forecast. The improvement is now in the middle of its process.

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Do not trust online information about bad weather, Meteorological Department warns

It advises them to only trust weather forecast from only reliable sources especially the website of the Meteorological Department.

So, the website of the Meteorological Department isn't online?

They do but don't like competition.

Thai Meteorological Department

Weather and climate isn't political.

It just is - good, bad, indifferent.

I don't trust that weather man who is on in the afternoons,think channel 3? might be channel 7.
He reminds me of.

Originally Posted by klong toey

might be channel 7.

Channel 7 has the women who dresses up in costumes. She's entertaining. I am easily amused.

Evening weather guy - channel 3.

He's the bomb....

Why anyone wants to watch the weather in Thailand is beyond me its either hot or raining.

The Meteorological Department has allocated a 212-million-baht budget for improving the efficiency of computer system used in weather forecast. The improvement is now in the middle of its process.

The motocy messenger has just stopped for a kway tiao on his way to Pantip Plaza, yes.

Originally Posted by misskit

212-million-baht budget

Nothing like one of those - quoff quoff

Google Weather is free - and no doubt much better then the sytem they'll "buy"

Meanwhile in Sakhorn Nakhon they've been waiting 20 years for the government to run 50,000bt of cable so they have electricity