Occasional slight haze expected on Thursday: NEA

Occasional slight haze expected on Thursday: NEA

The 24-hour PSI for the next 24 hours is also expected to be in the Moderate range, but may enter the low end of the Unhealthy range if winds are unfavourable, the agency adds.

POSTED: 14 Oct 2015 17:56

SINGAPORE: Prevailings winds are forecast to blow from the southeast on Thursday (Oct 15), and occasional slight haze can be expected, said the National Environment Agency (NEA).

In an advisory, the agency said that there was an improvement in the haze and visibility conditions on Wednesday "due to showers over Singapore and the surrounding sea areas in the pre-dawn hours". It added that the prevailing winds were forecast to continue blowing from the east-southeast throughout the day. At 5pm, the 24-hour PSI was 90-103, which is in the high end of the Moderate range and low end of the Unhealthy range.

NEA said that given the air quality forecast for the next 24 hours, healthy persons should reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion. It added that the elderly, pregnant women and children should minimise such activity, while those with chronic lung or heart disease should avoid it altogether.

- CNA/hs

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