Kacey Tan, Author at Goody Feed

“I am freezing to death omg.” Said no Singaporean in Singapore ever. That is, until last week, when Singapore was hit with a surge of monsoon winds, causing temperatures in some regions to drop to nearly 21 degrees Celsius and rainfall at Pulau Tekong to reach record highs. You can watch this video to know about last weekend's winter Singapore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?vYrc4t7nWKdA&listPLoa9nNa48ZVVgUOs4vYirCdsJQpkbUe51 For those who were daydreaming about a winter vacation, this was a welcome change in weather; an opportunity to finally wear those stylish thick jackets and sweatpants after years of choosing Uniqlo’s Airism T-shirt, shorts, and slippers over them. However, for shivering NS recruits at Pulau Tekong and the Aunties complaining about their clothes not drying because of the rain, I have some bad news: the Northeast monsoon season is far from over, and the prevailing conditions are forecast to continue in the next two weeks because of yet another expected monsoon surge over this weekend. What is a Northeast monsoon surge? Don’t worry, even if you didn’t pass Geography in O levels. Basically, the land warms faster and reaches a higher temperature than the ocean, causing hot air over the land to rise, and creating an area of low pressure above land. This pressure difference results in moist air above the ocean surface getting “sucked” towards the land. Such strengthening of winds and consequent formation of extensive rain clouds over Singapore is a monsoon surge–the arch nemesis (or saviour) of many Singaporeans for the rest of this month. This usually happens between December to January, and in any given period, there are usually two to four of these surges. Now what? According to the Meteorological Service Singapore, the monsoon surge from 17 to 19 January is predicted to bring windy and cooler conditions, with occasional spells of moderate to heavy thundery showers, over Singapore. Whether it'll rain non-stop (again) is up to anyone's guess. Overall, the rainfall for the second half of January 2025 is expected to be above average over most parts of the island. For residents living in coastal, flood prone regions in Singapore, it’s time for a pool party. Public Utilities Board (PUB) has warned that this monsoon surge is likely to cause high tides of up to 3.2m, which, accompanied by the heavy rainfall, will greatly increase the risk of flooding. Following the monsoon surge, daily minimum temperatures of the initial few days of the second fortnight of January will be at around 22 degrees Celsius. As the monsoon winds (ironically) chill out, for the remainder of the month, temperatures will increase slightly to a range of 24 to 34 degrees Celsius. Gloomy as it will be, look on the bright side: this is the perfect time to save some electricity and money – we get free aircon. For more updates and information about the daily weather forecast, please visit the MSS website or NEA website, or download the my ENV app. Also, you might want to follow PUB's flood alert Telegram channel, lest there are flash floods (again).

Kacey Tan

There Might be Another Non-Stop Rain from 17 to 19 Jan...