Getting to campus
Normal
Nothing we can check is likely to slow your journey.
What to do
Travel as you normally would. Roads, boats and trains can still change, so look at your usual travel app before you set off.
See whether the weather, the river, flooding, air quality or hazards could affect your day on campus or your journey. It updates every few minutes.
Normal
Nothing we can check is likely to slow your journey.
What to do
Travel as you normally would. Roads, boats and trains can still change, so look at your usual travel app before you set off.
Take care
Rain, water on the roads or a warning may affect campus.
What to do
Take an umbrella and watch for water near the Tha Prachan gate and on Maharat Road. Leave extra time to get between buildings.
Not checked right now
Normal
The river is below the levels that have reached the campus before.
What to do
Nothing special to do. If your trip depends on a boat, check the boat company's Facebook page first.
Not checked right now
Normal
Air and heat are at levels most people can manage outdoors.
What to do
Drink water and keep to the shade around midday. The sun in Bangkok is strong enough to burn on most clear days, so use sunscreen.
| Hour | Rain (mm an hour) | Chance of rain (%) | Tide (m) | Heat index (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0 | No data | 36 | |
| 0.1 | 7 | 0.59 | 37 | |
| 0.1 | 17 | 0.42 | 37 | |
| 0.1 | 29 | 0.30 | 38 | |
| 0.2 | 44 | 0.23 | 38 | |
| 0.1 | 61 | 0.23 | 39 | |
| 0.1 | 73 | 0.36 | 38 | |
| 0.3 | 78 | 0.56 | 37 | |
| 0.7 | 78 | 0.68 | 32 | |
| 3.6 | 80 | 0.66 | 27 | |
| 3.2 | 86 | 0.52 | 27 | |
| 1.5 | 93 | 0.32 | 27 |
Every check above uses these readings. A reading that is out of date is greyed out and is not used.
1.42 m
Bank 2.16 m
Checked against Take care from 1.70 m, or from 1.50 m when a high tide is near. Disruption from 1.90 m. Bank 2.16 m.
Source ThaiWater, Hydro Informatics Institute (opens in a new tab)
Not available
Checked against Disruption from 2.20 m, the level that flooded the riverside in 2021. Wall 3.00 m.
Source Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, via ThaiWater (opens in a new tab)
2.11 m
Bank 2.26 m
Checked against Shown for information. It does not change a verdict.
Source Royal Irrigation Department, via ThaiWater (opens in a new tab)
1,900 m³/s
Alarm 2,176 m³/s, critical 2,720 m³/s
Checked against Take care from 2,500 cubic metres a second. Each extra 100 cubic metres a second raises the river at Pak Khlong Talat by only about 2 cm, so the release alone never raises a disruption.
Source Royal Irrigation Department, via ThaiWater (opens in a new tab)
1,901 m³/s
Alarm 2,176 m³/s, critical 2,720 m³/s
Checked against Shown for information. It does not change a verdict.
Source Hydro Informatics Institute forecast model (opens in a new tab)
2.45 m
Warning 0.74 m, critical 2.30 m
Checked against Shown for information. It does not change a verdict.
Source Hydro Informatics Institute forecast model (opens in a new tab)
0.68 m
Next high tide at 18:00
Checked against Take care when a high tide is due within 3 hours and the river is already at 1.50 m.
Source Hydro Informatics Institute tide prediction (opens in a new tab)
0 mm
Checked against Shown for information. It does not change a verdict.
Source Department of Water Resources, via ThaiWater (opens in a new tab)
0 mm
0 mm in the latest hour
Checked against Take care from 20 mm in the latest hour, disruption from 60 mm in 3 hours.
Source Department of Water Resources, via ThaiWater (opens in a new tab)
0 cm
Checked against Take care from 5 cm, disruption from 20 cm.
Source Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, via ThaiWater (opens in a new tab)
No
Checked against Disruption when the campus lies inside a warning area.
Source Hydro Informatics Institute urban flood warning (opens in a new tab)
0.1 mm an hour
Checked against Take care from 7.6 mm an hour. In rush hours take care from 2.5 mm an hour.
17%
Checked against Shown for information. It does not change a verdict.
No
Checked against Take care when a thunderstorm is forecast.
39 °C
Checked against Take care from 42 °C, disruption from 52 °C, the Thai Meteorological Department's dangerous and very dangerous levels.
36 °C
Air 32.9 °C, humidity 48%
Checked against Measured about 8 km from campus. Take care from 42 °C, disruption from 52 °C.
Source Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) (opens in a new tab)
8
Checked against Shown for information. 8 or more is very high, which Bangkok reaches on most clear days.
Yes
Checked against Take care when a warning from the past 36 hours names Bangkok.
Source Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) (opens in a new tab)
0
Checked against Take care from 1 current alert.
Source Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) (opens in a new tab)
25 µg/m³
24 hour mean of hourly readings
Checked against 24 hour average. Take care above 37.5, disruption above 75 micrograms per cubic metre.
Source BMA Air Quality and Noise Management Division (opens in a new tab)
29 µg/m³
24 hour average, 1 km from campus
Checked against Used when the nearer station has no reading. Take care above 37.5, disruption above 75.
Source Pollution Control Department Air4Thai (opens in a new tab)
13 µg/m³
Checked against Shown for information. It does not change a verdict.
0
Checked against Take care from 1 flood, diversion or closure.
0
Checked against Disruption from 1 flood or closure.
None
Checked against Disruption after any earthquake in the past 6 hours that Bangkok would feel.
Source Thai Meteorological Department and USGS (opens in a new tab)
5,016 km
Nearest storm TWENTYEIGHT 26, alert level Green
Checked against Disruption within 300 km.
Source GDACS (opens in a new tab)
For official warnings and closures, go to the source.
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