As the calendar flips to June 30, 2025, Thailand finds itself bracing for a meteorological monsoon extravaganza destined to soak 40 provinces, Bangkok included. The Thailand Meteorological Department has sounded the klaxons, forecasting substantial sky-water shenanigans over the next 24 hours. Blame it all on the moderate southwest monsoon raging through the Andaman Sea, across the Land of Smiles, and into the Gulf of Thailand, accompanied by a roguish low-pressure system loitering over northern Vietnam. This climatic duet is drumming up quite the atmospheric jamboree. Over in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf, winds are set to frolic at whim, churning waves up to a capricious two meters. Surfers and seafarers, hoist your sails or maybe just hoist a glass for comfort. In the northern reaches, brace for a 60% chance of thunderstorms, delivering hefty sprinkles in locales like Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, and the world-famed hobbit hideout—Chiang Rai.…