{"id":69209,"date":"2026-07-16T18:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69209"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:36:05","slug":"short-thundery-showers-expected-in-second-half-of-july-days-to-remain-warm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69209","title":{"rendered":"Short, thundery showers expected in second half of July; days to remain warm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->Short, thundery showers are expected over some parts of Singapore between <!-- -->the late morning and afternoon on most days<!-- --> for the second half of July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On one or two days,<!-- --> there may be <!-- -->widespread moderate to heavy thundery showers,<!-- --> the Meteorological Service Singapore said in its fortnightly weather advisory on July 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Temperatures during the day could <!-- -->also exceed 34 deg C<!-- --> <!-- -->on some days<!-- --> <!-- -->and r<!-- -->emain warm on some nights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The current <!-- -->south-west monsoon<!-- --> conditions are forecast to continue over Singapore and the surrounding region, with the <!-- -->low-level winds blowing from the south-east or south-west on most days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The large-scale convergence of winds over Singapore and the surrounding region<!-- -->, as well as<!-- --> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/st-explains-what-s-a-sumatra-squall?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">Sumatra squalls, may bring <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/st-explains-what-s-a-sumatra-squall?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">islandwide thundery showers<\/span><\/a> and gusty winds<!-- --> during the p<!-- -->re-dawn and early morning hours on one or two days<!-- --> during this period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The total rainfall is forecast to be <!-- -->near average over most parts of the island<!-- -->, the Met Service said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The daily maximum temperatures are likely to range between <!-- -->33 deg C and 34 deg C on most days<!-- -->. It could also<!-- --> <!-- -->slightly exceed 34 deg C on days with less cloud cover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A few nights may be warm and humid, with temperatures <!-- -->remaining above 28 deg C<!-- -->, particularly over the <!-- -->southern and eastern coastal areas<!-- --> of the island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Reviewing the weather for the first half of July, the Met Service said<!-- --> short, localised thundery showers<!-- --> fell over parts of the island during the<!-- --> late morning and afternoon on most days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On <!-- -->July 7,<!-- --> <!-- -->moderate to heavy thundery showers<!-- --> affected many parts of Singapore in the <!-- -->morning and early afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The daily total rainfall of <!-- -->125.5mm<!-- --> recorded<!-- --> around Jurong West<!-- --> on that day was the highest for the first half of July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Rainfall was below average for most parts of Singapore<!-- --> during the fortnight. The area around <!-- -->Sentosa registered rainfall of 80 per cent below<!-- --> average, while the area around <!-- -->Jurong West registered rainfall of 108 per cent above average.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Daily maximum temperatures ranged between <!-- -->32 deg C and 34 deg C<!-- --> on most days during this period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">However, it hit <!-- -->34 deg C or above<!-- --> on <!-- -->three<!-- --> days, with the highest reading of <!-- -->34.4 deg C<!-- --> recorded in <!-- -->Sembawang on July 4 and Scotts Road<!-- --> on <!-- -->July 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In May, the Met Service and National Environment Agency said that there is an increased risk of the Republic being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/increased-risk-of-haze-in-singapore-from-june-to-october-due-to-el-nino-indian-ocean-dipole?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">affected by haze from <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/increased-risk-of-haze-in-singapore-from-june-to-october-due-to-el-nino-indian-ocean-dipole?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">June to October<\/span><\/a>,<!-- --> as El Nino is expected to develop and coincide with another climate phenomenon, the Indian Ocean Dipole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Warmer and drier conditions are also expected owing to both climate phenomena.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWith an expected El Nino and a potential positive IOD (Indian Ocean Dipole), the dry season this year could be more intense and prolonged compared with recent years and extend into October,\u201d the two authorities warned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/short-thundery-showers-expected-in-second-half-of-july\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Short, thundery showers are expected over some parts of Singapore between the late morning and afternoon on most days for the second half&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}