Singapore haze: PM2.5 reading jumps to 284 in the west, enters very high band

Hourly PM2.5 readings in the south, east and central Singapore were in high range.

View of the haze from MBS overlooking the CBD and Fullerton with the public taking photos at 1.20pm on Oct 14, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Raydza Rahman)

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SINGAPORE: The hourly PM2.5 reading in western Singapore surged to 284, entering the Very High band at 2pm on Wednesday (Oct 14), as air quality remained unhealthy across the country.

The reading in the west had earlier stood at 195, in the High band.

At 2pm, hourly PM2.5 readings were in the High range in the south (159), east (195) and central (206) regions. The northern region remained in the elevated range at 125.

Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings were in the unhealthy band across all regions.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less In its advisory on Wednesday morning, NEA said that dry weather continued over many parts of the southern Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region overnight except for the northern parts of Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia, which saw rain. "Scattered to widespread hotspots were detected in Kalimantan and the southern parts of Sumatra, while few hotspots were detected elsewhere in the southern ASEAN region." It added that many air quality stations in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Kalimantan, Sumatra and western Sarawak reported unhealthy to hazardous air quality levels, but cloud cover prevented a full assessment of the smoke haze situation across parts of the region. "In the coming days, dry conditions are forecast to continue over parts of the southern ASEAN region, apart from Peninsular Malaysia, and the northern and central parts of Sumatra and Borneo, where showers are expected," said NEA. "While the hotspot and smoke haze situation may improve in areas experiencing showers, the situation is expected to remain elevated in fire-prone regions experiencing prolonged dry conditions, with a continued risk of severe transboundary haze occurrence." The prevailing winds over the southern ASEAN region are expected to blow mainly from the east-southeast to south. NEA forecast in its Tuesday haze advisory that the air quality in Singapore would remain unhealthy on Wednesday.

In its advisory on Wednesday morning, NEA said that dry weather continued over many parts of the southern Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region overnight except for the northern parts of Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia, which saw rain.

"Scattered to widespread hotspots were detected in Kalimantan and the southern parts of Sumatra, while few hotspots were detected elsewhere in the southern ASEAN region."

It added that many air quality stations in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Kalimantan, Sumatra and western Sarawak reported unhealthy to hazardous air quality levels, but cloud cover prevented a full assessment of the smoke haze situation across parts of the region.

"In the coming days, dry conditions are forecast to continue over parts of the southern ASEAN region, apart from Peninsular Malaysia, and the northern and central parts of Sumatra and Borneo, where showers are expected," said NEA.

"While the hotspot and smoke haze situation may improve in areas experiencing showers, the situation is expected to remain elevated in fire-prone regions experiencing prolonged dry conditions, with a continued risk of severe transboundary haze occurrence."

The prevailing winds over the southern ASEAN region are expected to blow mainly from the east-southeast to south.

NEA forecast in its Tuesday haze advisory that the air quality in Singapore would remain unhealthy on Wednesday.

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新加坡南部、东部和中部地区的PM2.5小时读数处于较高水平。

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新加坡：周三（10 月 14 日）下午 2 点，新加坡西部 PM2.5 小时读数飙升至 284，进入“非常高”级别，全国空气质量仍然不健康。

西部地区的读数此前为 195，属于高频段。

下午2点，南部（159）、东部（195）和中部（206）地区的PM2.5小时读数均处于高值范围。北部地区仍处于偏高范围，读数为125。

所有地区的污染物标准指数（PSI）读数均处于不健康范围。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小谜题，脑力挑战 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 国家环境局（NEA）周三上午发布的公告称，除苏门答腊岛北部、婆罗洲和马来西亚半岛部分地区有降雨外，东盟南部大部分地区夜间持续干燥。“加里曼丹岛和苏门答腊岛南部检测到零星到大范围的热点，而东盟南部其他地区仅检测到少量热点。”公告还补充说，马来西亚半岛、新加坡、加里曼丹岛、苏门答腊岛和沙捞越西部许多空气质量监测站报告空气质量达到不健康到危险的水平，但由于云层覆盖，无法对该地区部分地区的烟霾情况进行全面评估。新加坡国家环境局（NEA）表示：“未来几天，除马来西亚半岛以及苏门答腊岛和婆罗洲北部和中部地区（预计有降雨）外，东盟南部部分地区预计将持续干燥。虽然降雨地区的热点和烟霾情况可能会有所改善，但长期干燥易燃地区的烟霾情况预计仍将居高不下，跨境严重烟霾的风险依然存在。” 预计东盟南部地区的盛行风向主要为东东南偏南风。NEA在周二发布的烟霾预警中预测，新加坡周三的空气质量仍将处于不健康水平。

马来西亚国家环境局 (NEA) 在周三上午发布的公告中表示，除苏门答腊岛北部、婆罗洲和马来西亚半岛部分地区有降雨外，东南亚国家联盟 (ASEAN) 南部地区大部分地区夜间仍保持干燥天气。

“在加里曼丹岛和苏门答腊岛南部发现了零星到大范围的热点地区，而在东盟南部其他地区只发现了少量热点地区。”

报告还指出，马来西亚半岛、新加坡、加里曼丹、苏门答腊和沙捞越西部的许多空气质量监测站报告称，空气质量达到不健康甚至危险的水平，但云层覆盖阻碍了对该地区部分地区烟霾情况的全面评估。

国家环境局表示：“未来几天，除马来西亚半岛外，东盟南部部分地区以及苏门答腊岛和婆罗洲北部和中部地区预计将有降雨，预计这些地区将持续干燥。”

“虽然降雨地区的火灾热点和烟雾情况可能会有所改善，但在持续干旱的易燃地区，情况预计仍将居高不下，并存在发生严重跨境烟雾的风险。”

预计东盟南部地区的盛行风主要由东南偏东风向南吹。

新加坡国家环境局周二发布的雾霾预警预测，周三新加坡的空气质量仍将不健康。

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