The present study is devoted to problem of propagating surfaces of weak and strong discontinuities of translational displacements, microrotations and temperature in micropolar (MP) thermoelastic (TE) continua. Problems of propagation of weak discontinuities in type-I MPTE continua are discussed. Geometrical and kinematical compatibility conditions due to Hadamard and Thomas are used to study possible wave surfaces of weak discontinuities. Weak discontinuities are discriminated according to spatial orientations of the discontinuities polarization vectors (DPVs).