Thundery showers over southern and western Singapore on Wednesday afternoon

Heavy rain is expected over southern and western Singapore on Wednesday (Oct 28) afternoon.

In a weather warning issued at 11.34am, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said that moderate to heavy thundery showers are expected between 11.50am and 12.40pm.

Checks of the service’s weather radar at 12pm showed moderate to heavy rain clouds over south-west Singapore.

Meanwhile, national water agency, PUB has issued flood risk alert(s) for the following area(s):

Yew Siang Road (till 12.47pm)

In its daily haze situation update on Tuesday evening , the National Environment Agency (NEA) said showers are expected over Kalimantan, Sumatra and Singapore and surrounding region.

"(This) could continue to help with the haze situation," it added.

At 12pm, hourly PM2.5 remains in the normal band across Singapore, while 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) is in the moderate range.

预计新加坡南部和西部地区将于周三（10月28日）下午迎来强降雨。

新加坡气象局 (MSS) 在上午 11 点 34 分发布的天气预警中表示，预计上午 11 点 50 分至下午 12 点 40 分之间将出现中到大雷阵雨。

中午 12 点，气象部门的天气雷达显示新加坡西南部上空有中到大雨云。

与此同时，国家水务局（PUB）已针对以下地区发布了洪水风险警报：

友祥路（至下午12点47分）

国家环境局（NEA）在周二晚间发布的每日雾霾情况更新中表示，预计加里曼丹、苏门答腊、新加坡及周边地区将有阵雨。

“（这）或许能继续帮助缓解雾霾情况，”声明补充道。

中午 12 点，新加坡的 PM2.5 小时浓度仍处于正常范围内，而 24 小时污染物标准指数 (PSI) 处于中等范围。