According to a post by the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Twitter at 2.17am, “heavy thundery showers with gusty wind” was expected over northern, eastern and central areas between 2.25am and 3.15am.
Channel NewsAsia 12 Aug 15;
SINGAPORE: Heavy rain in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Aug 12) caused water levels to rise above normal across Singapore.
One Channel NewsAsia reporter said that at about 2.15am, water levels rose above the kerb throughout the estate and main road around Tampines Street 32. The heavy rain in the East started at about 1.30am, and subsided by around 2.45am.
According to a post by the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Twitter at 2.17am, “heavy thundery showers with gusty wind” was expected over northern, eastern and central areas between 2.25am and 3.15am.
At 5.42am, NEA said the “light to moderate rain” would be clearing in the early morning.
Earlier on Tuesday, "widespread flooding" was also reported by students at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Heavy rain reportedly started at about 1.40pm in the afternoon, and the area at NTU’s North Spine was one of the areas affected.
In July, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said that short-duration thundery showers due to strong solar heating of land areas are likely on four to six days in the first fortnight of August. These were expected to take place mostly in the late morning and early afternoon.
In addition, thundery showers with gusty winds due to Sumatra squalls can be expected on two or three days in the morning, said NEA, with most of the thundery showers are expected in the first week of August. It added that dry and warm conditions with maximum temperatures of around 34°Celsius can be expected in the latter half of the fortnight.
This comes after hot weather and below-average rainfall was predicted for July.
- CNA/ek
