SINGAPORE, May 3 — Keep that brolly handy when you head out, as the wet weather is expected to continue in the first two weeks of May.

In a weather update yesterday, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said that "short-duration moderate to heavy thundery showers are expected mostly in the afternoon on six to eight days”, with most of the thundery showers falling in the first week of May.

"On a few of these days, the thundery showers could start in the late morning and extend into the afternoon,” the MSS added.

The weather agency noted that lightning activity tends to be more intense during this period, and that the month of May "has the second highest number of lightning occurrences after November”.

While the wet weather is expected to persist, prepare for warmer days ahead as May is "climatologically one of the warmest months of the year”, according to the MSS.

It added that for the first two weeks of May, the daily temperature is expected to range between 25°C and 33°C.

The daily maximum temperature during this period could reach a high of around 35°C on a few afternoons.

In a review of the weather for April, the MSS said that the second half of the month was wetter than the first half, and that the "thundery showers were also more intense”.

The highest daily maximum temperature of 35°C was recorded at Pulau Ubin and Changi on April 25. — TODAY