SINGAPORE: Thundery showers are expected to continue over the next two weeks, the Meteorological Service Singapore said in an advisory on Tuesday (Apr 30).
Warm conditions can also be expected over the fortnight and low-level winds are forecast to be light and variable in direction, it added.
AdvertisementThis is because inter-monsoon conditions have been prevailing since late March and is expected to continue into next month. May has one of the highest number of lightning days and is also one of the warmest months of the year, the Met Service said.
"On a few days, the heat can be sweltering as the daily maximum temperature could reach around the high end of the 35 degrees Celsius range when there is little or no rainfall," it said. The daily temperature for most days is forecast to range between 25 and 34 degrees Celsius.
[h=3]READ: Feeling hot? Here's why February was one of the hottest in 90 years[/h][h=3]READ: 2018 was Singapore’s 8th warmest year on record: Met Service[/h] AdvertisementAdvertisementStrong solar heating of land areas during the day is expected to bring short, moderate to heavy thundery shower on four to six days over the first half of May. This could extend into the evening on some days, the Met Service added.
On three or five days in the second week, Sumatra squalls could bring widespread thundery showers with gusty winds in the predawn and morning.
Overall, rainfall for the next two weeks is likely to be near-normal over most parts of Singapore, the advisory said.
In April, there were more thundery showers over Singapore and the surrounding region as compared to March due to the presence of the monsoon rain band over the equatorial region.
On Apr 26, a daily total rainfall of 118.7mm was recorded at Changi - the highest rainfall recorded in a day for the month. More than two-thirds of Singapore received slightly below-normal rainfall in April, according to the Met Service.
Rainfall was lowest at Seletar, where 143.mm of rainfall was recorded, which is 36 per cent below average. Rainfall was highest at Tanjong Katong, where 299.8mm of rainfall was recorded, which is 53 per cent above average, according to the Met service.
April was also particularly warm. On Apr 17, the highest daily maximum temperature of 36.4 degrees Celsius was recorded at Paya Lebar, which is close to the highest recorded daily maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius for April in 1983.
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