Windy Singapore

[JR8]

Does it exist?

I never see a tree branch or leaf quiver (and I overlook perhaps 50 trees).

Is there ever a wind here, the air seems very stagnant?

I am curious, from a meteorological perspective.

[Barnsley]

Does it exist?

I never see a tree branch or leaf quiver (and I overlook perhaps 50 trees).

Is there ever a wind here, the air seems very stagnant?

I am curious, from a meteorological perspective.

When the bus goes by

[sundaymorningstaple]

Looking at the number of trees that are blown over every month here, I'd say you are in the wrong place.

[Max Headroom]

The good news is that the gloriously windy days are almost upon us. The cooler NE breeze should pick up in earnest this week or perhaps the next. Sure, we still have the Big Wet to endure, a week or 2 of incessant rain, but after that, it'll be a lot windier than the SW monsoon months, especially in the East.

And it will be almost non-stop, day and night, so grab your shampoo bottle from the window ledge.

The bad news is that, by and large, the wind here has been on the decline for years, not only in windy-day frequency, but in average peak power as well. Could be a big picture thing. Could be a local thing. Could be both.

Yeah, we still get some howlers bringing trees down, especially at night it seems, but generally even the average number of decent squalls per year appears to be decreasing.

[the lynx]

You're definitely on the wrong part of Singapore. Singapore can get uncomfortably windy - at least at the areas where I frequent.

[Max Headroom]

Yeah, location makes a difference; I used to live in Bukit Timah and it was unbearably stifling year-round. Hot and ever so still. But the East is way breezier, even during the typically not-so-windy SW monsoon.

[bgd]

But the wind never lasts. A short sharp storm to take out a few trees and then back to normal.

Having lived in windy places, Singapore isn't windy. Another plus point.

[QRM]

How did Stamford Raffles and his merry men get here and back?

[sundaymorningstaple]

very long oars?

[zzm9980]

Does it exist?

I never see a tree branch or leaf quiver (and I overlook perhaps 50 trees).

Is there ever a wind here, the air seems very stagnant?

I am curious, from a meteorological perspective.

I live in East Coast on a high floor directly facing the strait. I would say roughly 45% of the time the air is hot and stagnant, 45% a very comfortable breeze that allows us to turn off the a/c and open the door and windows, and that last 10% the 1-2 hours before a storm where the breeze is so crazy we have to batten the hatches to keep layers of sand and debris from coating everything.

[Wd40]

From what I know Singapore has very high concentration of people with sinus problems. Even those houses which are located and have the right alignment to get breezy, they would go and close all the doors and windows.

[ScoobyDoes]

Tell it to the bonnet of my car that still has several dents rippled over it where a branch blew down on it as I drove past.

[JR8]

I live in East Coast on a high floor directly facing the strait. I would say roughly 45% of the time the air is hot and stagnant, 45% a very comfortable breeze that allows us to turn off the a/c and open the door and windows, and that last 10% the 1-2 hours before a storm where the breeze is so crazy we have to batten the hatches to keep layers of sand and debris from coating everything.

Maybe this is it, that there is wind on the fringes, but less/much less in the heartlands. I can't say I've seen a branch, never mind tree, brought down by wind, the idea is almost laughable (hence the original question).

The only time I witness air movement is 'the wind before the storm'. As per this afternoon, a useful 1-minute warning that the climactic dung is about to hit the fan.

[Grumpy77]

Any sailor will tell you all you need to know about 'the westerlies', 'the trade windes' and that silly little thing we live in called the ITCZ - intertropical convergence zone.

We get squalls, thunder, lightning, and lots of waterspouts - just not a lot of real wind.

Sad but true...

[zzm9980]

I live in East Coast on a high floor directly facing the strait. I would say roughly 45% of the time the air is hot and stagnant, 45% a very comfortable breeze that allows us to turn off the a/c and open the door and windows, and that last 10% the 1-2 hours before a storm where the breeze is so crazy we have to batten the hatches to keep layers of sand and debris from coating everything.

Maybe this is it, that there is wind on the fringes, but less/much less in the heartlands. I can't say I've seen a branch, never mind tree, brought down by wind, the idea is almost laughable (hence the original question).

The only time I witness air movement is 'the wind before the storm'. As per this afternoon, a useful 1-minute warning that the climactic dung is about to hit the fan.

I've also noticed various 'wind channels' when walking around through the local neighborhood. The areas between some buildings are like wind tunnels, while others are dead. Maybe your local architecture affects this near you?