Weather forecast in Thailand is not very accurate, even in Bangkok let alone the rural areas. Even the public radar in Chiang Rai[1] (from the Thai Meteorologic

Weather forecast in Thailand is not very accurate, even in Bangkok let alone the rural areas. Even the public radar in Chiang Rai[1] (from the Thai Meteorological Department) has a disclaimer[2] that it’s not accurate in mountain areas. Even during the rescue, the forecast said Chiang Rai was going to have a heavy rain for the whole week (thus the reason they started the operation few days ago), but it has been pretty dry so far. [1] http://weather.tmd.go.th/cri.php http://weather.tmd.go.th/cri.php [2] http://weather.tmd.go.th/disclaimer.html http://weather.tmd.go.th/disclaimer.html