Heavy rain may return to Greater Bangkok on Tuesday

Bangkok Post - Oct 12, 2026

The Meteorological Department predicts heavy rain will be in the South on Monday and expand to the lower North, the lower Northeast, the Central Plains including Greater Bangkok and the East on Tuesday.

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