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14-07-2021, 07:49 AM
Temperatures dip to as low as 22.5 deg C in Singapore; two large trees fall amid heavy rain
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Pedestrians cross the road amid heavy rain at Sumang Lane in Punggol on July 13, 2021.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
Cheryl Tan and Osmond Chia
SINGAPORE - The nation woke up to sweater weather and heavy rain on Tuesday (July 13) morning, with temperatures dipping to as low as 22.5 deg C in Admiralty at 10.46am, said the weatherman.
This was not the first time that Singapore experienced such cool weather this year. Temperatures fell below 22 deg C on Jan 2, when parts of the island saw prolonged and persistent heavy rain.
According to the Meteorological Service Singapore’s (MSS) website, heavy rainfall was recorded in the north-western parts of the island - such as Ang Mo Kio, Upper Peirce Reservoir, Bukit Panjang and Tengah, with Bukit Panjang recording the highest rainfall collected at 114.2mm since midnight.
Heavy showers were also observed in Toa Payoh and Tai Seng.
The national water agency PUB said on Facebook that water levels in drains and canals had reached 90 per cent in areas such as Woodlands Road, Yio Chu Kang Road, Cactus Road, off Yio Chu Kang Road, and at the Sime Darby Centre in Bukit Timah between 7.05am and 7.40am on Tuesday morning, and that there was a risk of flash floods.
There were flash floods along Tampines Expressway in the morning, Lianhe Zaobao reported. A video shows vehicles moving slowly through the water, which had risen to the height of half a wheel and spanned the width of the expressway.
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Pedestrians cross the road amid heavy rain at Sumang Lane in Punggol on July 13, 2021.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVIDCheryl Tan and Osmond Chia
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SINGAPORE - The nation woke up to sweater weather and heavy rain on Tuesday (July 13) morning, with temperatures dipping to as low as 22.5 deg C in Admiralty at 10.46am, said the weatherman.
This was not the first time that Singapore experienced such cool weather this year. Temperatures fell below 22 deg C on Jan 2, when parts of the island saw prolonged and persistent heavy rain.
According to the Meteorological Service Singapore’s (MSS) website, heavy rainfall was recorded in the north-western parts of the island - such as Ang Mo Kio, Upper Peirce Reservoir, Bukit Panjang and Tengah, with Bukit Panjang recording the highest rainfall collected at 114.2mm since midnight.
Heavy showers were also observed in Toa Payoh and Tai Seng.
The national water agency PUB said on Facebook that water levels in drains and canals had reached 90 per cent in areas such as Woodlands Road, Yio Chu Kang Road, Cactus Road, off Yio Chu Kang Road, and at the Sime Darby Centre in Bukit Timah between 7.05am and 7.40am on Tuesday morning, and that there was a risk of flash floods.
There were flash floods along Tampines Expressway in the morning, Lianhe Zaobao reported. A video shows vehicles moving slowly through the water, which had risen to the height of half a wheel and spanned the width of the expressway.
