SINGAPORE: Singapore may be spared from the peak of the haze that is currently shrouding Sumatra and northern Malaysia because favourable weather conditions are expected for the rest of the year, said the National Environment Agency (NEA).
NEA is forecasting a slightly wetter-than-usual weather from now till September.
The El Nino situation, which brought with it drier days last year, is not expected to kick in this time round.
Joseph Hui, Director General, Environmental Protection, NEA, said: "This year, the forecast is that we are likely to get neutral or weak La Nina. La Nina is slightly wetter than usual, so with this forecast, the likelihood is that we will get slightly more rainfall than last year."
Singapore has been spared from the smog so far as the prevailing south to southeasterly winds have kept the smoke away.
The same wind direction is also expected over the next few days.
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