Brunei Darussalam is expected to enter the second phase ofthe Northeast Monsoon period towards the end of January and to last until end of March 2020. Based on the climatology of Brunei Darussalam, the months of February and March have the lowest number of rainy days and amount of recorded rainfall as compared to the other months of the year.

During this period, our country would normally experience hot and dry weather conditions whereby lesser rainfall activities are expected due to stable atmospheric conditions.

Potential weather impacts during the second half of the Northeast Monsoon are hot during the day and at times maximum air temperature increases between 33 to 35 degrees Celcius, and the dry condition may also cause slight haze.

General forecast for this upcoming week will be breezy condition at land and sea especially at noon and afternoon. The breezy condition is also expected to cause wave height to increase up to rough state of 2.0 meters, which is dangerous especially to small crafts and sea recreational activities and sports at sea.

The Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department will continue to monitor the weather conditions and will issue weather advisory or warnings if necessary. We would also like to advise the public to keep updated with the latest weather information by visiting our website at www.met.gov.bn or follow our Facebook (@bruneiweather), Instagram (@bruneiweather) and Brunei WX mobile application. The public may contact Duty Meteorological Forecaster at our Forecast Office, through our Weather Line 114.

Wallahu a'lam Bissawab.