{"id":89148,"date":"2026-09-30T20:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=89148"},"modified":"2026-09-30T20:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:05:02","slug":"temperature-falls-to-22-7-deg-c-in-tuas-heavy-rain-triggers-2-flash-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=89148","title":{"rendered":"Temperature falls to 22.7 deg C in Tuas; heavy rain triggers 2 flash floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 The mercury dipped to <!-- -->22.7 deg C<!-- --> on the afternoon of <!-- -->Sept 30<!-- --> amid heavy rain that triggered flash floods at roads in Lim Chu Kang and Woodlands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The temperature dip was recorded in <!-- -->Tuas South Avenue 3 at 3.50pm<!-- -->, according to data from the Meteorological Service Singapore\u2019s (MSS\u2019s) website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In earlier posts on X, national water agency PUB said there were flash floods at <!-- -->Neo Tiew Road (near Neo Tiew Harvest Link)<!-- --> in the Lim Chu Kang area and at <!-- -->Riverside Road<!-- --> in Woodlands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The agency earlier issued a flash flood risk alert for Riverside Road<!-- --> at about 3pm<!-- --> and for Neo Tiew Road <!-- -->at 3.30pm<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The flash floods in both areas have since subsided, PUB said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The National Environment Agency said at <!-- -->around 3.30pm<!-- --> that heavy rain was expected over northern, western and central areas of Singapore from 3.40pm to 4.10pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Before that, it said at <!-- -->2.40pm<!-- --> that heavy rain was expected over <!-- -->those areas<!-- --> from <!-- -->3pm to 3.45pm<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On Sept 27, the temperature fell to a low of 20.7 deg C in Clementi Road at 12.20pm that day, after heavy rain triggered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/flash-flood-at-junction-of-neo-pee-teck-lane-and-pasir-panjang-road-subsided-pub?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\">a flash flood at the junction of Neo Pee Teck Lane and Pasir Panjang Road<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The lowest temperature so far in 2026 was 20.1 deg C, recorded at the Newton weather station on June 12, after heavy downpours ended a long stretch of warm weather linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In its fortnightly forecast issued on Sept 16, the MSS said more showers were expected in the second half of September, compared with the first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Short and thundery showers were to be expected between the late morning and afternoon over parts of Singapore on most days, the weatherman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">There could also be widespread moderate to heavy thundery showers over the island on one or two days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Overall, the total rainfall for the second fortnight of September was forecast to be near the long-term average across most parts of the island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/flash-flood-occurs-at-road-in-woodlands-public-urged-to-avoid-area\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 The mercury dipped to 22.7 deg C on the afternoon of Sept 30 amid heavy rain that triggered 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