Bad news: The hot weather isn’t going to end soon. Here’s what you should know

Last Updated on 2016-05-19 , 1:43 pm

Unless you’ve been staying home for the last few weeks in your air-conditioned room watching Descendants of the Sun, you’ll know that Singapore and Malaysia are so hot that if you place a raw egg in an unsheltered area, it’ll become a hard-boiled egg within minutes.

In fact, it’s so bad that some schools in Malaysia has temporarily shut down.

Last month, we were told that the second half of March would be dry, humid and hot superhot. It was projected that the highest temperature will average between 33 deg C to 34 deg C, with the highest at 36 deg C.

But well, no one would have expected April 2016 to be even worse.

On Wednesday (13 April 2016), the temperature rose up to 36.7 deg C in Seletar, and the highest temperate average was between 34.1 deg C to 36.7 deg C in other parts of Singapore. The 36.7 deg C is the highest temperature recorded in the last ten years.

In other words, if you feel that April is hotter, it’s not just you.

While you might realize that there have been some rains in the afternoon recently, they won’t help in bringing down the temperature. NEA has predicted that on a few days, the temperature could still go all the way up to 36 deg C, while on most days, the highest would be 33 deg C to 35 deg C.

Unfortunately, this isn’t set to end soon: while you might still experience the occasional wind and rain, the heatwave will persist in the whole of April, and into May as well.

So here’s the thing: continuing drinking more water and wear light-coloured clothing. Singapore is having a fever.

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