Haze Information

Latest Weather and Haze Situation

Showers prevailed over many parts of the ASEAN region today, except over southern Borneo, Java and the Lesser Sunda islands where dry and cloudy conditions were observed. Scattered hotspots were detected in Kalimantan while few hotspots were detected in Sumatra. Slight to moderate smoke plumes was observed to emanate from a few of the hotspots in West, East and South Kalimantan. The full extent of the hotspot and smoke haze situation in the region could not be determined due to extensive cloud cover.

Over the northern ASEAN region, wet weather persist over most parts of the region with heavy rainfall over southern parts of the Mekong sub-region. Hotspot activities remain subdued in the region, with few hotspots were detected in Thailand and Viet Nam.

Updated 5:20 PM 17 Sep

Weather and Haze Outlook

Over the next few days, showers are expected over many other parts of the ASEAN region except for large parts of Borneo, southern Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sunda islands where dry conditions are forecast to continue. Hotspot and smoke haze activities may escalate in fire-prone region experiencing prolonged dry weather. The prevailing winds north of the Equator are forecast mostly to be variable, while winds south of the Equator are forecast to be east or southeast.

Updated 5:20 PM 17 Sep