Heavy thundery showers, gusty winds expected in parts of Singapore on Oct 1 afternoon

Heavy rain is expected over several areas of Singapore on Thursday (Oct 1) afternoon.

In a heavy rain alert issued at 1.56pm, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said moderate to heavy thundery showers accompanied by gusty winds are expected over the northern, western and central areas of Singapore.

These weather conditions are expected between 2.20pm and 3.10pm.

Checks on the MSS's weather radar at 2.15pm showed rainclouds to the west of Singapore.

In its daily haze situation update on Wednesday , the National Environment Agency (NEA) had said that showers are forecast over Singapore and the surrounding region today.

However, the risk of smoke haze affecting Singapore remains due to the prevailing south-easterly to southerly winds.

At 2pm, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index was in the moderate range across all five regions.

Meanwhile, one-hour PM2.5 readings were in the normal band.

预计新加坡多个地区将于周四（10月1日）下午迎来强降雨。

新加坡气象局 (MSS) 于下午 1 点 56 分发布暴雨警报，称新加坡北部、西部和中部地区预计将出现中到大雷阵雨，并伴有阵风。

预计下午2点20分至3点10分之间会出现这些天气状况。

下午 2 点 15 分，新加坡气象局的天气雷达显示，新加坡西部有雨云。

新加坡国家环境局 (NEA) 在周三发布的每日雾霾情况更新中表示，预计今天新加坡及周边地区将有阵雨。

然而，由于盛行东南风至南风，烟雾影响新加坡的风险依然存在。

下午 2 点，五个地区的 24 小时污染物标准指数均处于中等水平。

与此同时，一小时 PM2.5 读数处于正常范围内。