Warmer than usual days in second half of January
SINGAPORE — Expect the warm weather to continue over the next two weeks.
SINGAPORE — Expect the warm weather to continue over the next two weeks.
The mean monthly temperature for this month is likely to be significantly warmer than its long-term mean of 26.5°C, said the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) today (Jan 15). The temperature for January is forecast to range between 24°C and 34°C.
The first two weeks of this month also saw a mean temperature of 28.1°C, which exceeds the highest-ever recorded mean temperature of 28.0°C in 1998 for the whole of the month.
These significantly warmer than usual temperatures in recent months can be attributed to the prevailing strong El Nino, said the MSS.
The El Nino is expected to gradually weaken over the next few months and return to neutral conditions by “around mid-2016”, based on the forecasts from international climate centres.
WIDESPREAD RAIN
For two to three days, Singapore is likely to experience widespread rain and occasionally windy conditions. Short thundery showers can be mainly expected in the afternoon and early evening on five to seven days. These showers may be heavy at times on days, said the MSS.
Still, rainfall for January is expected to be below normal. The rainfall for the first two weeks of this month was “well below average”, said the MSS.