Mix of 34°C days, short thundery showers and slight haze expected over next 2 weeks

SINGAPORE — Several warm days with temperatures going up to around 34°C in the afternoon are expected over the next two weeks, said the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) today (June 2).

Short thundery showers are also likely on five to seven days, mostly in the late morning and early afternoon, while thundery showers with gusty winds can be expected on one to two days in the pre-dawn and morning, said the national authority on weather and climate in an advisory, adding that rainfall for the first two weeks of this month is likely to be near-normal.

Slightly hazy conditions on a few days, particularly in the early morning, can be expected as well.

The MSS said South-west Monsoon conditions are forecast to set in and low level winds are expected to blow from the south-east or south-south-west.

The average daily maximum temperature for June is 31.3°C, while the average daily minimum temperature is 24.8°C.

Providing a review for last month, the MSS said inter-monsoon conditions prevailed, and Singapore experienced wet weather conditions on most days.

Thundery showers fell mainly in the late morning and afternoon, with the highest total rainfall of 119.6mm recorded on May 3 over Bukit Panjang area.

Most parts of Singapore received near-average rainfall last month. The highest rainfall of 352mm and 368mm — 80 per cent to 115 per cent above average — were recorded over the western and northern parts of the island around Choa Chu Kang and Woodlands, respectively.

The lowest rainfall of 59mm and 67mm — 50 per cent to 80 per cent below average — were recorded over the eastern and south-western parts of the island around Changi and Tuas, respectively.