Haze may occur in the first half of September if fires in the region’s hot spots intensify, and prevailing south-easterly or south-westerly winds continue, the Meteorological Service Singapore said in its fortnightly weather advisory on Sept 1.
With the prevailing dry conditions, there has been an escalation in the hot spot and smoke haze situation in the surrounding region, it added. Dense smoke haze was observed over southern and central Sumatra and various parts of Kalimantan on most days since around Aug 21.
Hazy conditions are possible in the next two weeks, as dry weather is set to continue in the surrounding region despite sporadic showers expected in the second week.
Daily maximum temperatures are likely to range between 33 deg C and 35 deg C on most days, the weatherman said, adding that the mercury could slightly exceed 35 deg C on a few days.
Nights may also be warm and humid, with minimum temperatures staying above 27 deg C on most nights, the weatherman added.
The last two weeks of August were also marked by dry conditions, with fair weather on most days, as south-west monsoon conditions prevailed over Singapore and the surrounding region, the Met Service said.
There were short thundery showers over parts of the island on some days, and moderate to heavy thundery showers over the eastern, southern and central parts of Singapore in the early morning of Aug 30.
The highest daily total rainfall for the second fortnight of August of 53.8mm was recorded around Telok Blangah on that day.
In addition, the last two weeks of August was warm, with daily maximum temperatures exceeding 34 deg C on most days.
The highest daily maximum temperature of 35.5 deg C was recorded in Seletar on Aug 25. Minimum temperatures remained above 27 deg C on several nights.
Also, Singapore recorded “well below average rainfall” in the second fortnight of August, the Met Service said, with the area around Admiralty registering rainfall of about 99 per cent below average. THE STRAITS TIMES
