On Wednesday afternoon (27 March), the Ultraviolet Index (UVI) in Singapore reached extreme levels.
It remained in the ‘Extreme’ band for close to two hours.
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In light of the weather conditions, the National Environment Agency (NEA) urged the public to protect themselves against potential sunburn.
The UVI measures the level of solar UV radiation on the earth’s surface.
Ranging from 0 to more than 11, the values are categorised as such:
From 12.15pm to 12.30pm on Wednesday, the reading reached the ‘Extreme’ level of 11.
Thereafter, it rose to 12 from 12.45pm to 1.30pm before falling back to 11 from 1.45pm to 2pm.
The readings began to dip from 2pm onwards.
At 4.45pm, the UVI dropped from a ‘Moderate’ UVI reading of 3 to a ‘Low’ reading of 2.
Source: National Environment Agency
According to the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS), the highest temperature recorded on the island today was at Paya Lebar.
At 1.55pm, it reached a high of 35.7℃.
NEA highlighted that overexposure to solar UV radiation may cause adverse effects on one’s skin and eyes.
The period between 11am and 3pm is when the index levels are at their peak.
Thus, if individuals are heading out at these times, they are urged to follow simple measures to protect themselves.
These include:
On 15 March, MSS forecasted that dry and warm weather conditions would persist over the second half of the month.
In particular, temperatures may exceed 35℃ on days with less cloud coverage.
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