On 1 October 2026, Singapore’s National Environment Agency released its two-week weather outlook together with a haze update. The first half of October is expected to be drier than the second half of September, with daytime highs of 34 to 35°C on most days. Smoke haze from southern Sumatra and Kalimantan may also drift towards Singapore on southeasterly or southerly winds.

This lesson rewrites the two announcements as a short Chinese reading passage for HSK 4–5 learners, including secondary school students and adults. The passage is about 700 characters long. You will meet useful weather-news vocabulary such as 降雨量 (rainfall), 雷阵雨 (thundery showers), 烟霾 (haze) and 预报 (forecast), along with real Singapore place names and figures.

Each of the eight key words comes with pinyin, an English gloss, a Chinese explanation and an example sentence, all with audio. Seven quiz questions with explanations check your understanding, and the whole passage can be played in a female or male voice at three speeds.

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Source: two advisories published by Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) on 1 October 2026. Only the facts and figures are used; the Chinese text is newly written.