The Meteorological Department announced Friday that temperature would continue to drop by one to two Celsius degrees until at least Saturday.

The department issued a statement saying that a high pressure system from China had moved down to cover most parts of Thailand and the Gulf of Thailand, causing temperatures around the country to drop by one to 2 degrees.

It said the cold weather would remain in northern provinces for two to three days and in other regions for one to two days.

The high-pressure system also caused high waves, the statement said.

The department said minimum temperature on mountain tops in the North ranged from 1 to 4 degree.

In Bangkok, the lowest temperature Friday was 17 degree.

The Nation