Hot and dry until March: Met Dept

Brunei is within the midst of the second part of the Northeast Monsoon, the place dry and scorching climate is predicted to persist till March 2024, in line with the Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Division in a press launch on Tuesday.

Historically, this era witnesses secure atmospheric situations, resulting in diminished rainfall actions.

February and March, traditionally recognised as the 2 driest months, exhibit the bottom common rainfall, measuring 162.9 mm and 143.4 mm, respectively, primarily based on climatological information.

The newest local weather seasonal outlook from world local weather facilities signifies the continuance of a sturdy El Nino within the Pacific Ocean, step by step anticipated to weaken round Might-June 2024.

This phenomenon is poised to additional diminish the rainfall in Brunei over the approaching months.

Throughout the latter half of the Northeast Monsoon, the prevailing climate situations are characterised by intense warmth and dry spells. Every day most air temperatures could attain 33°C to 35°C, sometimes inflicting a slight haziness. The El Nino impact may escalate these temperatures.

Windy situations are anticipated, significantly throughout energetic Northeasterly winds over the South China Sea, witnessed just lately in mid-February. Sea situations could sometimes turn out to be tough throughout these intervals of sturdy winds.