Haze Information

Latest Weather and Haze Situation

Dry conditions were observed over many parts of the Mekong sub-region this morning. Clusters of scattered hotspots were detected in the central parts of Myanmar and Thailand, the southern parts of Thailand and the northern parts of Cambodia. Moderate smoke haze was observed in the northern and central parts of Myanmar. The full extent of the hotspot and haze situation over the Mekong sub-region could not be fully determined due to cloud cover over the eastern and central parts of the sub- region.

A few showers were observed over the southern ASEAN region this morning. A few to moderate hotspots were detected in parts of Peninsular Malaysia and the central parts of Sumatra from overnight satellite imagery. A few slight and localised smoke plumes were observed to emanate from hotspots in the central parts of Sumatra.

Updated 11:02 AM 11 Mar

Weather and Haze Outlook

Over the next few days, dry conditions are generally forecast over the Mekong sub-region with the exception of some showers forecast over the northern and southern parts of Thailand, the central parts of Viet Nam and the northern parts of Myanmar. These areas facing wetter conditions may experience easing of the current hotspot and haze situation, however other areas of the Mekong sub-region facing prolonged drier conditions may still see escalated hotspot and haze activities with a risk of transboundary haze occurrence. The prevailing winds over the northern ASEAN region are forecast to blow from the northeast, except for the prevailing winds over Myanmar which are forecast to blow from the southwest.

For the southern ASEAN region, isolated showers are forecast except for drier conditions forecast over the southwestern parts of Kalimantan. Hotspots and localised smoke plumes can still emerge in areas of the region facing relatively drier conditions. The prevailing winds over the southern ASEAN region are forecast to blow from the west to northwest with the prevailing winds over Peninsular Malaysia and the northern parts of Borneo expected to blow from the northeast.

Updated 11:02 AM 11 Mar