By Grace Chua
WHIP out your umbrellas - this month and the next will be wetter
than average, said the weatherman on Tuesday.
This is because of the combination of the annual north-east
monsoon and the La Nina weather phenomenon, which happens every few
years, said the National Environment Agency's (NEA) meteorological
services division.
Singapore can expect short and moderate to heavy showers with
thunder in the afternoons and early evenings, on five to seven days
out of the next two weeks.
Rainfall over the whole month is expected to be 'average to
slightly above average', with next month 'as wet, if not wetter
than November', the NEA said.
It added that from next month to January, the typical north-east
monsoon patterns are likely to occur: afternoon showers and two to
four spells of prolonged rain lasting two to five days at a
time.
Flooding due to these wet spells cannot be ruled out, an NEA
spokesman said, adding that floods also depend on other factors
such as the rain location and high tides.
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