A mild surge of Saharan Dust has been moving across Trinidad, Tobago, and the Southern Windwards since Sunday night reducing air quality to moderate levels.
Hazy skies have reduced visibility to eight kilometres at times across Trinidad.
At moderate levels, the air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants, there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.
As such, sensitive groups such as those with respiratory ailments, children and the elderly are advised to reduce outdoor physical exertion, and reduce the time of their stay outdoors, especially in areas with heavy traffic.
For everyone else, it’s a good day to be active outside.
Air quality is forecast to improve and return to good levels later today, with minimal concentrations of dust lingering through the week, affecting unusually sensitive groups.
Dust-free skies are forecast through the weekend into next week, but by December 25, Christmas Day, a mild plume of Saharan Dust is forecast to arrive across the Southern Windwards.
This dust plume is forecast to reduce air quality to moderate levels yet again and accompanied by hazy skies.