SINGAPORE – Dry, warmer weather over the island and the surrounding region in the coming week may lead to more hot spot activity and the risk of haze.
Dry and warm conditions are expected from this weekend until the end of next week, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) in a Facebook post on March 20, adding that hot spots with smoke plumes were observed in Central Sumatra in Indonesia and Johor, Malaysia, on March 20.
The dry conditions, coupled with prevailing winds blowing from the north-east, may cause “an increase in hot spot activity and a continued risk of smoke haze”, the agency said.
Singapore is expected to experience warmer conditions in the coming week, with daily maximum temperatures reaching 35 deg C to 36 deg C on some days, NEA said.
