Rest of September Expected to be Hazy, Dry and Warm with Temperature Between 26 to 34°C

As if the hazy situation is not bad enough, please brace yourself for dry and warm weather for the rest of September too.

Lower Rainfall Than Normal

According to the weatherman, Singapore is expected to remain dry and warm for the rest of September.

And that’s on top of the hazy condition.

KILL ME ALREADY.

NEA also reported that Singapore might be facing a rainfall deficit situation for the first time in five years.

Here’s a screencap of the forecasted rainfall and temperature from August to October that was updated on 19 August 2019:

And as we can see, October doesn’t seem like it will get any better.

Temperature Between 25 – 35°C

As reported, the monsoon rain band is expected to remain away from Singapore and that dry air from the high-pressure system over northern Australia is expected to be blowing towards Singapore.

In simpler words, say hi to hotter days.

The dry season is believed to be due to the existing positive phase of Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) which brings drier conditions to the most southern ASEAN region.

According to weather.gov.sg, IOD refers to the changes in sea surface temperatures between tropical western and eastern Indian Ocean, thus affecting rainfall and temperature across other regions.

A positive IOD is related to cooler sea temperature which prevents hot air from rising, therefore, when combined with the dry air from the southern hemisphere, it results in the dry season in Singapore.

Haze condition is also expected to continue as the wind is blowing the smoke haze from central and southern Sumatra to Singapore.

Dry Spells In Singapore

The last time Singapore experienced a rainfall deficit was in 2015 where the average rainfall was 50% – 89% lower than usual in January, February, and March.

Singapore had also experienced a dry spell in August this year where the rainfall was recorded nearly 100% lower than average.

NEA also reported that there may be some short-duration showers in the last week of September.

So, till then, let’s bear with the extremely hot weather and stay hydrated!

And well, with less rain, you know what’s next.