"Cold"

Low temperatures across the country have been a gift for people in hot areas such as Bangkok, but for some in northern and northeastern provinces, the cold weather is a nightmare, with at people dying.

The strong high-pressure trough over Thailand continues to bring cool to cold weather with strong winds over the upper part of the country with further drops in temperatures of 1-3°C. It will be cold to very cold in the North and Northeast with minimums ranging from 6-14°C.

Tourists flocked to Kwan Phayao Lake in Phayao Province on Saturday (December 7) to take advantage of the cold weather and admire the natural surroundings

The Department of Medical Services and the Institute of Dermatology have issued advice for taking of skin conditions during the cold season.

Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Chiang Mai province, has reported sub-zero temperatures as winter intensified. 

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An elderly Khon Kaen man living in Lop Buri who apparently died in his sleep on Friday morning may have succumbed to the cold as the temperature dropped to 19 degrees Celsius.

The temperature atop the Phu Rua mountain in Loei fell to 9 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning delighting numerous winter-clad tourists.

A man who was sleeping in a tent in a rice field in Chaiyaphum’s Muang district on Tuesday night has apparently died of hypothermia.

An ailing monk, 61, was found dead in his room at a temple in Loei’s Wang Saphung district on Wednesday morning.

Doctors have warned children and the elderly to stay warm and take care of their health keep during the latest cold snap, with a 20 per cent increase in the number of patients being attributed to the colder weather.