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More Warm Weather Expected For Rest Of April, Stay Hydrated & Seek Shade

More Warm Weather For The Rest Of April, Near Average Rainfall Predicted

Warm weather has returned with a vengeance in April, with most Singaporeans feeling the heat.

Sadly for those allergic to the sun, we will continue sweltering for the rest of April, with more warm weather expected.

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While there still may be some rainfall, temperatures on most afternoons may go up to 34°C.

With some days expected to reach 35°C, be prepared to stay hydrated and seek shade.

More warm weather due to persisting inter-monsoon conditions in April

In a weather advisory on Monday (17 Apr), the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said the current inter-monsoon conditions, which have prevailed since early April, will continue for the rest of the month.

During inter-monsoon conditions, warm weather is par for the course.

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On most days, there’ll be low-level winds that are light and variable in direction.

Rain in the afternoon on most days

When it does rain, however, the downpour will be of short duration over parts of the island.

These thundery showers will, quite typically for Singapore, occur in the afternoon on most days.

They will be due to strong daytime heating of land areas.

 

The rain could extend into the evening on a few days, though.

Rainfall is also expected in the pre-dawn hours and morning on one or two days in the first week of the second half of April.

These may be caused by Sumatra squalls developing over the Strait of Malacca.

When they move eastwards towards Singapore, they will bring about widespread thundery showers and gusty winds.

The rainy periods mean that rainfall will be near average for the second half of April.

However, total rainfall for April will likely be below average over most parts of the island.

Temperature could hit 35°C on some days

As for the temperature, needless to say it’s expected to be “warm”, the MSS said.

Despite the wet weather, the daily maximum temperature may still reach 34°C on most afternoons.

On some days, a high of about 35°C is also possible.

This will occur on sunny days with lesser cloud cover.

April started off wet but had below-average rainfall

April started off wet, with heavy thundery showers in the afternoon and evening on 1 Apr.

The highest daily total rainfall for the first half of April was recorded on that day in the Changi area (90.4mm).

Source: MSS

Thundery showers also developed on most days in those two weeks due to the strong solar heating of land areas.

However, most parts of the island recorded below-average rainfall during this period.

Four days of above-35°C temperatures

Singaporeans experienced scorching weather in the first half of April where maximum temperatures went above 34°C on most days.

On four days, the mercury even exceeded 35°C.

Woodlands, however, faced the highest temperature on 14 Apr with a steamy 36.1°C.

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Featured image adapted from K8 on Unsplash.

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