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The first fortnight of August will be a rainy one as compared to the last two weeks of July, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said.

More rain

According to MSS, the monsoon rain band is forecast to lie close to the Equator, and so there will be more rainfall over the equatorial Southeast Asia region.

Short-duration thundery showers are expected between late morning and afternoon over parts of Singapore on most days in the first two weeks of August.

There could be heavy thundery showers on some of these days due to strong day-time heating of land areas, coupled with convergence of winds in the region.

On a few days, the passage of a Sumatra squall is expected to bring widespread thundery showers with gusty winds to Singapore during predawn hours till morning.

The rainfall for the first fortnight of August 2021 is expected to be above average over most parts of Singapore.

Warm nights

While it will be a pretty rainy start to August, there could still be a few warm days with daily highs of 34 degrees Celsius.

During daytime, the daily temperature is forecast to range between 24 degrees Celsius and 33 degrees Celsius.

It can be relatively warm and humid on a few nights when southeast winds blow warm and humid air from the sea toward land, MSS said.

Night time minimum temperatures can hit 28 degrees Celsius, particularly over eastern and southern coastal areas of Singapore.

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