With the arrival of March, so does the balmy days. Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) expects the prevailing dry and warm weather to persist into the next fortnight.
The first half of the month will see dry conditions and strong solar heating of land areas in the daytime, and that means warmer temperatures across Singapore — hotter than how it was in the last fortnight of February. The mercury could even hit up to 35°C on a couple of days, though it’ll range between 24°C and 34°C on average.
The continued warm weather is due to the prevailing dry phase of the Northeast Monsoon season in the region, MSS says. Respite from the heat, however, can be expected towards the second week of March thanks to the weakening of low-level winds. Short-duration thundery showers in the afternoon are predicted for about four to five days.
It’s just a slight change from February, which was considered a “significantly warm month” by the MSS. The mean monthly temperature last month had been 28.2°C — the third warmest February since temperature records began in 1929.
