{"id":52622,"date":"2026-05-15T20:44:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=52622"},"modified":"2026-05-15T20:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:44:39","slug":"short-thundery-showers-and-warm-weather-expected-in-singapore-till-end-of-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=52622","title":{"rendered":"Short, thundery showers and warm weather expected in Singapore till end of May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 Short, thundery showers are expected over parts of Singapore on most afternoons for the rest of May, said the weatherman on May 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">These are expected to extend into the evening occasionally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The second half of the month is also likely to be warm, with temperature highs forecast to be at least 33 deg C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Sumatra squalls may also bring widespread thundery showers accompanied by gusty winds in the pre-dawn hours and morning on a few days, said<!-- --> <!-- -->the Meteorological Service Singapore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Total rainfall for the last two weeks of May is forecast to be near the long-term average across most parts of the island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The daily maximum temperature is expected to range between<!-- --> 33 deg C and 34 deg C<!-- --> on most days, with a high of about <!-- -->35 deg C<!-- --> on a few days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In its review of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/thundery-showers-warm-weather-expected-in-first-half-of-may?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">weather in the first fortnight of May<\/span><\/a>, the Met Service said inter-monsoon conditions prevailed over Singapore, with winds generally light and variable in direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Thundery showers fell over parts of Singapore on most days during this period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A regional convergence of winds brought moderate to heavy thundery showers over many parts of Singapore in the evening on May 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The highest daily total rainfall for the fortnight, <!-- -->114.6mm<!-- -->, was recorded around Tampines on that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cAlthough it rained on most days during the first half of the month, there were still some warm days,\u201d the Met Service<!-- --> <!-- -->said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A maximum temperature of at least <!-- -->34 deg C<!-- --> was recorded on six days during this period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The highest daily temperature was <!-- -->35.1 deg C<!-- -->, recorded in Paya Lebar on May 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Most parts of the island recorded above-average rainfall in the first half of May 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The area around Paya Lebar registered rainfall that was 189 per cent above average, and the area around Bedok North registered rainfall 14 per cent below average, the<!-- --> <!-- -->weatherman said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/short-thundery-showers-warm-weather-expected-in-singapore-till-end-of-may\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Short, thundery showers are expected over parts of Singapore on most afternoons for the rest of May, said the weatherman on May 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