Singapore: Moderate smoke haze was observed over Singapore, southern Peninsular Malaysia, as well as northern Borneo on Saturday, according to the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC). In its daily weather and haze outlook, ASMC reported that moderate to dense smoke plumes were emanating from hotspot clusters across many parts of Kalimantan and the central and southern Sumatra.
According to Nam News Network, scattered to widespread hotspots were detected in Kalimantan and Sumatra, with a few detected elsewhere in the southern ASEAN region. Many air quality stations in Borneo reported unhealthy to hazardous levels, while several stations in Sumatra, Singapore, and southern Peninsular Malaysia reported unhealthy levels.
The Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) provided data indicating that the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in the Central area remained at an unhealthy level of 114 as of 11 am on Saturday. Other regions recorded air quality at the upper end of the moderate range, with the East at a PSI of 94, the West at 96, the North at 82, and the South at 86.