{"id":89408,"date":"2026-10-01T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=89408"},"modified":"2026-10-01T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:43:00","slug":"drier-and-warmer-weather-forecast-for-singapore-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=89408","title":{"rendered":"Drier and warmer weather forecast for Singapore in October"},"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 <!-- -->Dress comfortably and keep your water bottles handy with <!-- -->warm and drier conditions expected in the first <!-- -->half <!-- -->of October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Fair and warm conditions are expected on several days, particularly during the first week of the month,<!-- --> said the Meteorological Service Singapore in its fortnightly weather advisory on Oct 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The total rainfall for the first half of the month is forecast to be below average across most of the island, making it drier than the previous two weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">However, localised thundery showers <!-- -->may fall<!-- --> over parts of Singapore in the late morning and afternoon on a few days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Daily temperatures are likely to reach <!-- -->a high of <!-- -->between 34 <!-- -->deg C <!-- -->and 35 deg C on most days, and could exceed 35 deg C on a few days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Some nights may <!-- -->be warm and<!-- --> humid, with temperatures above 27 deg C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Reviewing the weather for the second half of September,<!-- --> the Met Service said almost all parts of Singapore<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/more-rain-expected-in-spore-in-second-half-of-sept-met-service?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\"> recorded above-average rainfall<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Localised thundery showers hit parts of the island on several days in late September, alongside a few days of widespread moderate to heavy downpours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On Sept 22, regional wind convergence brought heavy thundery showers over many areas in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The downpour triggered<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/public-advised-to-avoid-several-areas-at-risk-of-flash-floods-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\"> flash floods in Bukit Timah<\/span><\/a> and sent temperatures plunging to 22 deg C. Rainfall peaked at 130.6mm n<!-- -->ear Rifle Range Road that day \u2013 the highest daily total of the fortnight.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"font-primary-headline-md-semibold\" data-testid=\"article-subhead-test-id\">Air quality returns to moderate levels<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Across Singapore, air quality has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/haze-in-spore-air-quality-returns-to-moderate-levels-in-all-regions?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\">returned to moderate levels<\/span><\/a> after reaching a new peak in the central region early on Sept 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings across Singapore ranged from 60 to 73 at 5pm on Oct 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The PSI reading is a 24-hour rolling average of six key air pollutants and is used in planning for outdoor activities the next day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Air quality is considered unhealthy when the 24-hour PSI is in the range of 101 to 200, during which the public is advised to reduce outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">PSI readings of 51 to 100 are considered moderate, while values of zero to 50 are in the \u201cgood\u201d range.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/drier-start-to-october-expected-in-singapore-after-rainy-end-to-september\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Dress comfortably and keep your water bottles handy with warm and drier conditions expected in the first half of October. 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