A wet and windy start is expected to the new year, says meteorologist, Singapore News & Top Stories



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SINGAPORE – Singapore is off to a rainy and windy start to 2021, according to a weather advisory from the Singapore Meteorological Service (MSS) on Thursday (December 31).

The first week of the year is forecast to be cool and windy with periods of medium to heavy rainfall over Singapore.

Moderate stormy rains are expected in the afternoons most days during the fortnight. There will also be heavy and widespread torrential rains on the island in a couple of days.

Overall, rainfall for the first half of January is expected to be above average over most of the island, the MSS said.

Daily temperatures also appear to be relatively low, with the MSS forecasting an average of 23 ° C to 33 ° C during the fortnight, falling to lows of 22 ° C on some days.

This month had equally cool and rainy weather. The average daily temperature in December was between 22.2 ° C and 35.1 ° C.

The highest temperature recorded during one day was 35.1 degrees C on Christmas Day in Admiralty, and the lowest was recorded three days later, at 22.2 degrees C in Sembawang on December 28.

While it rained on the island on most days of the month, the monthly average temperature of 27.2 ° C for December in Changi weather station was 0.8 ° C higher than the long-term average for the month, he said. MSS.



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