The next two weeks will see thundery showers and hot days: Met Service

SINGAPORE – The weather in the next two weeks is likely to be wet and hot, according to the Meteorological Service in a statement on Friday (April 15). 

There will be “short-duration thundery showers mostly in the afternoons” on five to seven days and thundery showers with gusty winds in the pre-dawn hours and morning on one or two days. Rainfall for April is expected to be near average.

The daily maximum temperatures will range between 33°C and 35°C, and could reach a high of up to 36°C on a few days. 

Warmer conditions are common during the inter-monsoon period when there is strong solar heating and the winds are generally light, said the weatherman.

The Met Service also said that Singapore experienced its warmest day in 10 years on Wednesday when the mercury hit 36.7°C in Seletar. 

As of 14 April 2016, the mean monthly temperature for April 2016 was 29.4°C, 1.4°C warmer than the long-term mean for April.

In the first half of April 2016, rainfall was below average. The highest rainfall of 126mm (near average) was recorded around Jurong. Rainfall was lowest over the northern part of Singapore around Admiralty, where 20mm (82 per cent below average) was recorded. 

The highest total daily rainfall recorded was 111mm around the Upper Pierce Reservoir area on April 3.