Expect the spate of warm weather to intensify in the second half of July, with more warm days.
Such is the prediction by the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) in a weather advisory released on Wednesday (16 July).
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On a few days, Singapore will experience fair and warm weather, but thundery showers will fall in the late morning and afternoon on some days.
These will be over some parts of the island, and of short duration, MSS said.
On one or two days in particular, widespread thundery showers and gusty winds may occur in the pre-dawn hours and the morning.
The Sumatra squalls — a weather phenomenon caused by the temperature difference between land and sea — will be the cause of this weather.
However, the second half of July is expected to be drier than the first half of the month, according to MSS.
Thus, the total rainfall forecast for the period is below average over most parts of the island.
The weather conditions are attributed to the prevailing Southwest Monsoon, which set in over the surrounding region in early June and will persist over the next two weeks.
The forecast indicates that winds will blow mainly from the southeast or southwest.
The Southwest Monsoon is generally drier than at other times of the year and typically lasts until September, MSS previously said.
More warm days will be expected in the rest of the month compared with the first half, MSS said.
On some days, daily maximum temperatures will be “slightly above” 34°C.
The trend of warm and humid nights will also continue, particularly over the southern and eastern parts of Singapore.
On some nights, the minimum nighttime temperature will hover around 28°C.
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Over the first half of July, localised short-duration thundery showers fell over parts of the island on most days, leading to most parts of Singapore registering above-average rainfall.
The area around Clementi was the wettest, recording about 102% above-average rainfall, while Jurong Pier was the driest with about 36% below-average rainfall.
Source: Meteorological Service Singapore
On 9 July, moderate to heavy thundery showers fell over many parts of Singapore in the morning, brought about by the regional convergence of winds.
That day, a daily total rainfall of 87.6mm was registered on Sentosa — the highest rainfall recorded for the two-week period.
Two days in the first two weeks of July recorded a daily maximum temperature of above 34°C, MSS said.
On 6 July, Pulau Ubin registered the highest daily maximum temperature for the period — 34.2°C.
A few nights were warm, with the minimum temperature above 28°C.
This took place mainly over the southern and eastern parts of the island.
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