Moist climate anticipated to proceed for the remainder of October: Met Service

SINGAPORE: The present moist climate is predicted to proceed for the remainder of October, with thundery showers anticipated on most days within the coming fortnight, mentioned the Meteorological Service Singapore on Monday (Oct 17). 

In its fortnightly outlook, the Met Service mentioned the inter-monsoon circumstances are forecast to final by means of November. 

Extra showers might be anticipated over Singapore and the encompassing neighborhood, and lightning exercise tends to be larger in the course of the inter-monsoon months than in different months of the 12 months. 

Within the coming fortnight, thundery showers are anticipated on most days, mentioned the Met Service. On some days within the earlier half of the fortnight, widespread thundery showers with gusty winds could happen between the pre-dawn hours and morning. 

Within the latter half of the fortnight, afternoon thundery showers are forecast on most days, with the showers extending into the night on a number of of as of late.

On a number of days, widespread average to heavy thundery showers might be anticipated, resulting from large-scale convergence of winds over Singapore and the encompassing area.

“Total, the rainfall for October is predicted to be properly above common over most components of Singapore,” mentioned the Met Service. 

For the remainder of the month, the every day temperature on most days is forecast to vary between 24 and 33 levels Celsius. 

Though showers are anticipated on most days, the every day most temperature may nonetheless attain a excessive of about 34 levels Celsius on a number of days. Moreover, the moist climate could deliver every day temperatures of between 23 and 32 levels Celsius on a number of days. 

FIRST HALF OF OCTOBER

Thundery showers fell over Singapore on a number of nights within the first half of October.

A every day complete rainfall of 138.1mm was recorded at Pasir Panjang on the morning of Oct 5. This was the highest rainfall recorded in a day within the first half of October, mentioned the Met Service.

On 11 days within the first fortnight of October, the every day most temperature was decrease than 33 levels Celsius.

The moist climate additionally introduced a number of days with cool night-time temperatures. There have been 9 days with every day minimal temperatures of 23 levels Celsius or much less. 

The temperature at Jurong Island dropped to 21.9 levels Celsius in the course of the showers on Oct 12. It was the bottom every day minimal temperature for the primary half of the month. 

Nicely above common rainfall was recorded throughout Singapore within the first half of October, mentioned the Met Service. The best anomaly of 318 per cent above common was recorded across the Kent Ridge space, whereas the anomaly was lowest at Paya Lebar at 19 per cent above common.