Wet weather to continue with thundery showers over first two weeks of December: Met Service

SINGAPORE: Thundery showers are expected on most days over the next two weeks, with temperatures likely to range between 24 degrees Celsius and 33 degrees Celsius.

The Meteorological Service Singapore (Met Service) released its forecast for the coming fortnight on Friday (Dec 1), saying that the thundery showers are expected on most afternoons and may extend into the night on a few days.

Total rainfall is forecast to be above average over most parts of the island.

While the daily temperature is expected to range between 24 degrees Celsius and 33 degrees Celsius on most days, it may go up to about 34 degrees Celsius on a few days.

In the second half of November, Singapore saw wet weather due to inter-monsoon conditions prevailing over the island and the surrounding region.

Thundery showers fell over parts of the island in the afternoon on most days, with rain extending into the night on a few days.

Widespread moderate to heavy thundery showers fell over many parts of Singapore in the afternoon on Nov 21, during which the daily total rainfall of 128.8mm recorded at Bedok was the highest for the second half of the month.

During this period, the daily maximum temperatures reached above 33 degrees Celsius on most days, with the highest of 35.3 degrees Celsius recorded at Clementi on Nov 17.

Most parts of the island also saw above-average rainfall in the last two weeks of November. Ulu Pandan recorded rainfall of 119 per cent above average, although Admiralty recorded 17 per cent below average.