Haze Information

Latest Weather and Haze Situation

It was dry and cloudy over most of the ASEAN region today, except over Borneo, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the western parts of Sumatra and the southern parts of the Philippines where isolated showers were observed. Scattered hotspots were detected in Myanmar and Cambodia, while few hotspots were detected in the rest of the Mekong sub-region, Sumatra, Sabah and Kalimantan. Moderate smoke plumes were observed emanating from hotspots detected in the central parts of Myanmar. Moderate to dense smoke haze was also observed in the northern parts of Myanmar. Slight localised smoke plumes were observed to emanate from few hotspots detected in the central and eastern parts of Cambodia, the southern parts of Myanmar, the northern parts of Sumatra. The overall hotspot and smoke haze situation over the ASEAN region could not be fully determined due to extensive cloud cover.

Updated 5:26 PM 28 Jan

Weather and Haze Outlook

In the coming days, dry weather is expected to persist over the Mekong sub-region and Peninsular Malaysia, while showers are expected elsewhere in the ASEAN region. The hotspot and smoke haze situation may remain elevated over fire-prone areas experiencing prolonged dry conditions, particularly over the Mekong sub-region. The prevailing winds over the northern ASEAN region are likely to blow mainly from the northeast, apart from the Mekong sub-region where light and variable winds are expected. The prevailing winds over the southern ASEAN region are forecast to blow from the west or north.

Updated 5:26 PM 28 Jan