Tuesday, 18 August 2015

34°C days, thundery showers, slight haze expected

34°C days, thundery showers, slight haze expected in second half of August

Expect warm afternoons with day-time highs of 34°C as well as slightly hazy conditions on a few days in the second half of this month.

Short-duration thundery showers are also expected on three to five days, mainly in the late morning and early afternoon, while thundery showers with gusty winds are also expected on one to two days in the pre-dawn and morning, said the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) on Monday (Aug 17) in its fortnightly weather advisory.


The rainfall for this month is expected to be slightly below normal, said the MSS. Average rainfall for August is 175.4mm. The average daily maximum temperature for August is 30.9°C, while the average daily minimum temperature is 24.5°C.


From Aug 1 to 16, there were a few warm days with the daily maximum temperature at around 34°C and some wet days with daily minimum temperatures between 22°C and 23°C. Moderate to heavy thundery showers with gusty winds occurred on several days, particularly on Aug 12, when thundery showers brought heavy rainfall over the north-eastern part of Singapore.


~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~

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