LIVE GROUND STATUS CHIPS
Updated todayOpen on normal Friday hours
Covered bars on normal Friday hours
Exposed decks if an evening cell passes
No ban found; Gulf waves can top 2 m in squalls
TMD Warning No. 5 covers 9–13 Oct; East is on today's list
Covered LK Metro, Soi Buakhao side
Why tonight: Warning No. 5 is the useful change, not a door policy. Friday night is humid and cloudy with a shower chance, so a covered soi beats an open rooftop. Walking Street stays open.
Bali Hai this morning. No departure ban was posted; ask at the counter if a cell is over the Gulf.
TMD Warning No. 5 is live; Pattaya night stays humid, no fresh venue closures.
WEATHER & GETTING AROUND
Atmosphere & Gulf Conditions
- •Friday: hot and humid, about 24–35°C, northeasterly 10–30 km/h. The East has isolated thundershowers; TMD names isolated heavy rain for Chanthaburi and Trat today, not a posted Pattaya flood. Tonight is muggy, near 26–27°C, cloudy, with a real shower chance.
- •TMD Warning No. 5, issued 05:00 on 9 Oct, covers thundershowers, gusts, hail and isolated heavy to very heavy rain through 13 Oct. The East is on today's list. Saturday and Sunday bring a wider East window, with gusty rain more likely.
- •Seas: east-coast waves stay under 1 metre in fair spells and can rise above 2 metres in thundershowers. No Koh Larn departure ban was found. Check Bali Hai, beach flags and Tourist Police 1155 before boarding.
Streets, Ferries & Bali Hai Pier
No fresh departure ban and no pier stoppage in the last 48 hours. TMD says Gulf waves can exceed 2 metres inside thundershowers while Warning No. 5 is in force. Buy the ticket at the counter, then recheck Bali Hai and Tourist Police 1155 if a cell is overhead.
Songthaews still run the usual 10 THB Beach Road and Second Road routes. After a cell, low South Pattaya and Sukhumvit south pond first. Use Grab or Bolt rather than wading a soi, and fix a bike-taxi fare before you sit down.
KOH LARN ISLAND STATUS
No fresh departure ban found. Check the pier, red flags, and Tourist Police 1155 before boarding.
WHAT CHANGED: SOURCED FIELD LOG
Verified Sources OnlyTMD Warning No. 5, issued at 05:00 on 9 Oct, forecasts thundershowers, gusts, hail and isolated heavy to very heavy rain from 9–13 Oct. The East is named for 9 Oct. Advisory No. 4 (250/2026) at 17:00 on 8 Oct carried the same window. Gulf waves can exceed 2 metres in thundershowers.
TMD's eastern forecast for 9 Oct puts isolated thundershowers across the East and isolated heavy rain in Chanthaburi and Trat. Chon Buri sits in that East outlook: 24–26°C to 32–35°C, northeasterly winds, waves under 1 metre rising above 2 metres in storms. The 7-day note flags fairly widespread thunder and isolated heavy rain in the East on 10–11 Oct.
Pattaya police raided an upstairs card game at a seafood restaurant late on 7 Oct and arrested 18 people. Wires place it in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung; one report says Soi Thepprasit 8 and another says Soi Ko Phai.
No confirmed closures or renames for Club Insomnia, Horizon Rooftop, Stones House, Siam@Siam rooftop, Pattaya Beer Garden, The Pier, V Lounge Ice Bar, FFL!X LK Metro, Hops Brew House or Sky Gallery.
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ARE ASKING RIGHT NOW
Is Koh Larn cancelled today?
No fresh departure ban was found. TMD says Gulf waves can exceed 2 metres in thundershowers. Check Bali Hai, beach flags and Tourist Police 1155 before you buy a ticket.
Are the main bars closed because of the rain warning?
No confirmed closures or renames for Club Insomnia, Horizon Rooftop, Stones House, Siam@Siam rooftop, Pattaya Beer Garden, The Pier, V Lounge Ice Bar, FFL!X, Hops Brew House or Sky Gallery. Open decks are the weak point if a cell passes.
Will Pattaya flood tonight?
No new city flood report this morning. Low roads such as Sukhumvit south, Soi Buakhao and South Pattaya can still pond after a cell. Saturday looks wetter than tonight.
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