Heavy rain warning in Singapore: Thundery showers, gusty winds expected until 6pm

Heavy rain is expected over the northern, western and central areas of Singapore on Thursday (Oct 29) afternoon.

In a heavy rain warning issued at 4.18pm, the Meteorological Service Singapore said moderate to heavy thundery showers with gusty wind are expected over the three regions between 4.45pm and 6pm.

Checks on the service's weather radar show moderate to heavy rainclouds over Singapore's northern region.

National water agency PUB carried a similar warning on its PUB Flood Alerts channel on Telegram.

In its daily haze situation update on Wednesday evening , the National Environment Agency (NEA) said showers over Sumatra, Singapore and the surrounding region are expected to keep the regional haze situation suppressed on Thursday.

At 4pm, hourly PM2.5 is in the normal band (0 - 55 µg/m3) across Singapore, with concentration readings ranging from 9 to 27.

Meanwhile, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) remains in the moderate range.

预计周四（10月29日）下午新加坡北部、西部和中部地区将有大雨。

新加坡气象局于下午 4 点 18 分发布暴雨警告，称下午 4 点 45 分至 6 点之间，三个地区预计将出现中到大雷阵雨，并伴有阵风。

根据该机构的天气雷达显示，新加坡北部地区有中到大雨云。

国家水务局（PUB）在其 Telegram 上的 PUB 洪水警报频道发布了类似的警告。

国家环境局（NEA）在周三晚间发布的每日雾霾情况更新中表示，预计苏门答腊、新加坡及周边地区的降雨将使周四的区域雾霾情况得到抑制。

下午 4 点，新加坡各地的 PM2.5 小时浓度处于正常范围（0 - 55 µg/m3），浓度读数在 9 到 27 之间。

与此同时，24 小时污染物标准指数 (PSI) 仍处于中等水平。