Haze Information

Latest Weather and Haze Situation

It was wet and cloudy over most of the ASEAN region today, except over the Lesser Sunda Islands and the northern parts of the Philippines and the Mekong sub-region where it was relatively drier. Few to isolated hotspots were detected in Myanmar and Kalimantan. Moderate smoke haze was observed over the southern parts of West Papua. Slight localised smoke plumes were observed emitting from hotspots in the southern parts of Myanmar. The full extent of the hotspot and smoke haze situation in the region could not be determined due to cloud cover.

Updated 4:52 PM 13 Nov

Weather and Haze Outlook

Over the next few days, wet weather is forecast over the ASEAN region, apart from the northern and central parts of the Mekong sub-region where relatively drier conditions are expected. The overall hotspot and smoke haze situation is likely to remain subdued, though isolated hotspots and localised smoke plumes may still occur over areas experiencing prolonged dry conditions. The prevailing winds over areas north of the Equator are forecast to be light and variable in direction, except over the Philippines where the winds are expected to blow from the northeast to east. The prevailing winds over the equatorial region is likely to blow from the west to north, while the prevailing winds over areas south of the Equator are forecast to blow from the east to southeast.

Updated 4:52 PM 13 Nov