Warm conditions expected to ease in second half of May

SINGAPORE — Some respite from the heat is expected over the next two weeks as temperatures are not likely to be as high as they were in the first half of May, said the Metrological Service Singapore (MSS) on Monday (May 16) in its fortnightly forecast.

The daily maximum temperatures are forecast to range between 33°C and 34°C on most days and could reach a high of around 35°C on a few days, as inter-monsoon conditions are expected to prevail.

Short-duration thundery showers are expected mostly in the late morning and afternoon on six to eight days. Thundery showers with gusty winds can be expected in the morning on one or two days. The rainfall for this month is expected to be average.

As of May 15, the daily mean temperature recorded at the Changi climate station was 29.6°C, which is 1.3°C above the long-term mean for May.

Over the past four days, the showers that fell over many parts of the island brought some relief to the warm conditions, and the highest daily maximum temperature ranged between 31.8°C and 34.7°C, said the MSS. The showers on May 11 were “particularly heavy with the highest daily rainfall of 99.8mm recorded”, said the MSS.

Between May 1 and 11, the highest daily maximum temperature ranged between 35°C and 36.1°C. The highest temperature was recorded at Seletar on May 6.