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Haze Situation Update (5 October 2026)

05 Oct 2026

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Air Quality Forecast

24-hr PSI Forecast: High Moderate to Mid Unhealthy 

Health Advisory

Healthy persons: If 24-hr PSI is Moderate, normal activities. If 24-hr PSI is Unhealthy, reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion. If 1-hr PM2.5 is Normal (Band 1), normal activities. If 1-hr PM2.5 is Elevated (Band 2), reduce strenuous outdoor activity for the next hour.
Elderly, pregnant women & children: If 24-hr PSI is Moderate, normal activities. If 24-hr PSI is Unhealthy, minimise prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion. If 1-hr PM2.5 is Normal (Band 1), normal activities. If 1-hr PM2.5 is Elevated (Band 2), avoid strenuous outdoor activity for the next hour.
Persons with chronic lung/heart disease: If 24-hr PSI is Moderate, normal activities. If PSI is Unhealthy, avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion. If 1-hr PM2.5 is Normal (Band 1), normal activities. If 1-hr PM2.5 is Elevated (Band 2), avoid strenuous outdoor activity for the next hour.

Refer to the 1-hr PM2.5 for immediate activities, and the 24-hr PSI forecast to plan ahead.

Singapore, 05 October 2026 – Dry conditions were observed over Singapore today. As at 7pm, the 1-hr PM2.5 concentration readings were 72 – 109 µg/m3, in (Band 2, Elevated), and the 24-hr PSI was 97 – 124, in the Moderate to Unhealthy range.

Update on Hotspot and Haze Situation

2.         Moderate to dense smoke plumes from southern Sumatra were observed to drift towards Singapore. Smoke haze was also observed from fires in Kalimantan.

3.         Dry conditions are expected to persist over southern Sumatra and Kalimantan. As the prevailing winds are expected to blow from the southeast or east-southeast, smoke haze could continue to drift towards Singapore. The 24-hr PSI for Singapore is forecast to be in the High Moderate to Mid Unhealthy range.

Activity Guidelines

4.         The health impact of haze is dependent on one’s health status, the PSI level, and the length and intensity of outdoor activity. For immediate outdoor activities, please check the 1-hr PM2.5 concentration readings and personal guide. Use the 24-hr PSI forecast and corresponding health advisories for planning next day outdoor activities.

5.         For updates, visit our haze microsite (www.haze.gov.sg), the NEA website (www.nea.gov.sg), MSS website (www.weather.gov.sg), mobile app (myENV) or follow us on NEA Facebook (www.facebook.com/NEASingapore). For information on the distribution of hotspots detected over the past fortnight in the region, please refer to the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) website at http://asmc.asean.org.

Haze hotspots as of 5 October 2026Areas with lighter smoke haze are not indicated as they cannot be clearly discerned from satellite imagery. The full extent of the hotspot and smoke haze situation could not be determined due to extensive cloud cover.

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