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SINGAPORE: There will be more rain in the first half of March than in the last half of February, although temperatures are expected to peak at about 34 degrees Celsius over several days.
The Singapore Weather Service (MSS) said on Monday (March 1) that the weather during the first two weeks of March will continue to be influenced by the prevailing northeast monsoon.
During this period, low-level winds are forecast to blow from the northwest or northeast.
With the monsoon rain band forecast closer to the equator in the next fortnight, more rains can be expected compared to the last fortnight of February, MSS said.
While showers are expected, the daily maximum temperature could still peak at about 34 degrees Celsius in a few days.
MSS said the daily temperature is forecast to range between 24 and 33 degrees Celsius on most days.
“In the first days of March 2021, a dry air mass is forecast over the equatorial region of Southeast Asia. This is expected to bring stable weather conditions over Singapore and the surrounding region, and generally fair and occasionally windy conditions are expected, “said MSS.
Short-lived stormy rains are expected over parts of the island in the afternoon most days during the second week of March. This is due to the monsoon rain band that will migrate closer to the equator.
On some of these days, MSS said heavy stormy rains can be expected, particularly when there is a convergence of winds over Singapore and the surrounding area, along with strong diurnal warming of land areas.
Overall, rainfall during the first half of March is forecast to be near normal for most of the island.
FEBRUARY DRY AND WINDY
The weather in February was “good and windy most days”, with some days with moderate and short-lived thunderstorms in parts of Singapore in the afternoon.
Despite this, Singapore received well below normal rains last month. The highest anomaly 99 percent below average was recorded at Changi, while the lowest anomaly was at Sentosa at 8 percent below average, MSS said.
The highest daily total precipitation was 46.9mm in Kranji on February 11.
At Changi Weather Station, the total rainfall recorded last month was 1mm, making February 2021 the second driest February since Singapore’s rainfall records began in 1869.
The driest February on record in Singapore was February 2014 with a monthly total of 0.2mm.
Dry weather also resulted in the lowest average daily relative humidity of 73.8 percent recorded in February since continuous humidity records began in 1984, topping the previous all-time low of 74.1 percent in February 2019.
Last month was also “particularly windy”, with an average daily wind speed of 13.1 km / h recorded at the Changi weather station.
This ranks February 2021 as the second windiest February since continuous wind records began in 1984, behind the 13.7 km / h recorded in February 2014.
