SINGAPORE – Short, thundery showers are expected over parts of Singapore on most afternoons in the second half of April, the weatherman said.
In its fortnightly weather advisory on April 16, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said these showers may extend into the evening on some days.
Sumatra squalls may also bring widespread thundery showers, accompanied by gusty winds, during the pre-dawn hours and mornings on one or two days.
Sumatra squalls are a common and vigorous line of thunderstorms travelling rapidly towards the South China Sea. The causes of this phenomenon include convection over the warm waters of the Malacca Strait, and converging land breezes passing between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
Prevailing winds will be mostly light and variable in direction, and blow from the south-east or south-west on some days, MSS said.
