Slight haze forecast for morning, showers in afternoon
SINGAPORE — Slightly hazy conditions are expected under light wind conditions in the early morning today (March 28), but prevailing winds from the north-east should keep the haze in Sumatra away from Singapore, the National Environment Agency (NEA) forecast yesterday evening.
SINGAPORE — Slightly hazy conditions under light wind conditions were forecaset for the early morning today (March 28), but prevailing winds from the north-east should keep the haze in Sumatra away from Singapore, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said yesterday evening.
The three-hour PSI reading rose to 51 at 8am and was at 52 at 9am, in the moderate range (51-100). The PSI reading at 12pm was 32.
The NEA said yesterday tha it expected the overall air quality to stay in the moderate range until the evening. Thundery showers in the afternoon were also forecast.
The number of hotspots detected in Sumatra yesterday increased sharply to 203 from 118 on Wednesday. Smoke plumes and haze were visible in Riau province.
In Peninsular Malaysia, 89 hotspots were detected yesterday.
With the expected onset of the Inter-Monsoon period in the next few days, the prevailing north-easterly winds are expected to gradually weaken and become variable in direction. The NEA says it will be monitoring the winds situation closely and will issue updates when necessary.
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