#WeatherWednesday Mark your calendars, we're counting down to the celestial spectacle in the night sky! The Harvest Moon 🌕 is set to grace us with its luminous presence on 29 Sep 2023.

Share your best photos using #WeatherWednesday and stand a chance to be featured! 📸✨

Before heading out for prolonged outdoor activities, check out tips on how you can adjust your activities, take protective actions and wear appropriate attire depending on the prevailing heat stress levels on myENV app or www.weather.gov.sg.

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⚡ #DidYouKnow that Singapore has one of the highest rates of lightning activity in the world?

For the latest #SGWeather updates and forecast, visit www.nea.gov.sg or download the myENV app (www.nea.gov.sg/myenv), where you can turn on notifications to be alerted on heavy rain, lightning and more.

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#WeatherWednesday feature: Cumulus Clouds ☁️

Learn more: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8qOGO7vuGC

#WeatherWednesday. With climate change, many countries in the world are seeing rising temperatures. ☀️🌡️

Minimise your risks of heat stress and heat-related illnesses, with the Heat Stress Advisory on myENV app (www.nea.gov.sg/myENV) or www.weather.gov.sg.

Get helpful tips on how you can adjust your activities, take protective actions, and wear appropriate attire depending on the prevailing heat stress levels.

#WeatherWednesday Planning for an outdoor adventure? This message is for you!

While some UV exposure is important for health functions, excessive exposure may be harmful to your skin and eyes. Minimise the effects by:
✅ Using sunscreen (at least SPF 30)
✅ Using an umbrella and seeking shade
✅ Wearing sunglasses that block UVA/UVB rays
✅ Wearing a broad-brimmed hat

🌧️#DidYouKnow that extreme daily rainfall is projected to increase in Singapore?

By the end of the century, rainfall can increase by 92% in the worst-case scenario. On the other hand, dry spells may be more frequent and last longer.

All of us have a part to play to mitigate climate change – start today!

Visit go.gov.sg/V3 for the latest climate projections for Singapore and the impact of climate change on #SGWeather. #WeatherWednesday

Altocumulus clouds putting on a post-storm sunset show! 🌅☁️

After a thunderstorm mid-level clouds like altocumulus are often spotted. These clouds are the ideal backdrop for vibrant skies because they catch sunlight, creating those deep, fiery colours we love.😍 #WeatherWednesday

Ever wondered how we measure rainfall in Singapore? 🌧️ It is measured with tipping bucket rain gauges, which use a seesaw mechanism. The bucket fills, tips and repeats. More tips = higher rainfall, faster tips = higher intensity.

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Stevenson screens play a crucial role in measuring the true air temperature. Thermometers are housed in a Stevenson screen, sheltering them from direct solar radiation while allowing air to circulate. To avoid heat from the ground from affecting the temperature measurement, the screens are placed 1.25m to 2m above ground. Learn more: go.gov.sg/weather-instruments

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Our Automatic Weather Stations provide measurements of key weather elements across Singapore round the clock! This includes temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, and air pressure. go.gov.sg/weather-instruments
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🎈 Weather balloons carry an electronic device which measures wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity and air pressure. It provides useful info to assess the stability of the atmosphere and potential thunderstorm development. go.gov.sg/weather-instruments

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A meteorological radar can detect precipitation and its intensity up to a few hundred kilometres away! The data collected helps to monitor and predict severe weather conditions which could affect aviation. go.gov.sg/weather-instruments

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⚡With a network of 5 ground-based lightning detection sensors in Singapore, the system uses triangulation to pinpoint lightning locations in real-time.
go.gov.sg/weather-instruments
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☀️ As the sun shines through the sunshine recorder’s glass globe, it burns a hole on a recorder card placed at the base. By measuring the time between the first and last burn marks, we derive the number of sunshine hours each day. go.gov.sg/weather-instruments

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