Dry and windy situations in first weekend of latest 12 months: Met Service

SINGAPORE: Dry and windy situations are anticipated within the first weekend of the brand new 12 months, the Meteorological Service Singapore (Met Service) stated on Friday (Dec 30).

This can be adopted by average to heavy thundery showers over components of the island within the afternoon on most days for the rest of the fortnight, it added.

The showers might lengthen into the night on a number of days.

DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS

North-east monsoon situations at present prevailing over Singapore and the encircling area are forecast to persist into January 2023, with low-level winds blowing from the northwest or northeast, the Met Service stated in its fortnightly climate forecast.

Within the first weekend of the brand new 12 months, the strengthening of the high-pressure system over the northern Asian continent is predicted to deliver a surge of sturdy north-easterly winds over the South China Sea, it stated.

“With the rain band positioned away from Singapore throughout this time, the surge will doubtless deliver dry and windy situations over Singapore and the encircling neighborhood.

“Thereafter, average to heavy thundery showers are anticipated over components of the island within the afternoon on most days.”

General, the entire rainfall for the primary half of January 2023 is forecast to be close to common over most components of Singapore.

For the subsequent two weeks, the day by day temperature is forecast to vary between 24 levels Celsius and 33 levels Celsius on most days.

On one or two days, the day by day most temperature might attain a excessive of round 34 levels Celsius. Every day lows of round 23 levels Celsius will be anticipated on a number of wet days.

DECEMBER WEATHER

Singapore skilled short-duration average to heavy afternoon thundery showers on most days in December, with the showers prolonged into the night on a number of events, the Met Service stated.

On Dec 11, a Sumatra squall introduced widespread average to heavy thundery showers within the morning and early afternoon.

The day by day whole rainfall of 127.4mm recorded across the West Coast Highway space that day was the best day by day whole rainfall for December, stated the Met Service. 

Because of the wet and cloudy climate situations, the day by day most temperature was under 32 levels Celsius on most days. There have been 5 days when the day by day most temperature was larger than 33 levels Celsius.

Cooler temperatures had been additionally skilled within the final month of 2022, with day by day minimal temperatures of 24 levels Celsius or much less registered on all besides two days in December. The bottom day by day minimal temperature of twenty-two.2 levels Celsius was recorded at Jurong West on Dec 3.

Rainfall was under common for many components of Singapore in December.

The best rainfall anomaly of 15 per cent above common was recorded at Sengkang East, whereas the bottom anomaly of 49 per cent under common was at Jurong West.