El Nino Watch
Preparedness: money
Without power or network, cards and ATMs stop working, and ATMs empty fast when everyone leaves. Keep some cash in baht.
Preparedness
Keep cash in baht for several days of essentials and for a ticket, plus two cards from different banks.
ENSO status now
- ONI (NOAA CPC)
- +1.80 °C, JJA 2026 (previous +1.39 °C)
- RONI (NOAA CPC)
- +1.36 °C, JJA 2026
- Nino 3.4 weekly (NOAA CPC / OISST)
- +3.0 °C anomaly, week of 16 Sep 2026 (SST 29.6 °C)