Regional Haze Situation

Latest Weather And Haze Situation

Dry weather was observed over most parts of the southern ASEAN region this morning. From overnight satellite imagery, clusters of scattered hotspots were detected in the southern parts of Sumatra and the southern parts of Kalimantan. Isolated hotspots were detected in parts of Java, Sulawesi and the Lesser Sunda Islands. Moderate to dense smoke plumes were observed in the southern parts of Sumatra drifting north into parts of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Moderate to dense smoke haze was also observed in parts of Kalimantan. Some air quality stations in Singapore, the southern parts of Peninsular Malaysia and parts of Sumatra are reporting Unhealthy to Hazardous levels. Air quality stations in parts of Kalimantan are also reporting Unhealthy to hazardous levels. Meanwhile, scattered showers were observed throughout the northern ASEAN region. The hotspot count remained low and no significant smoke plumes were detected.
Updated 10:49 AM 05 October

Weather And Haze Outlook

In the coming days, dry weather is expected to continue over most parts of the southern ASEAN region except for showers forecast over the northern parts of Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. Under these extended drier conditions, the hotspot and haze situation is expected to remain escalated with a continued risk of transboundary haze occurrence. The prevailing winds over the southern ASEAN region are forecast to blow from the southeast or southwest. For the northern ASEAN region, wet weather is forecast to continue, and the hotspot and haze situation is expected to remain subdued. The prevailing winds over the northern ASEAN region is forecast to be variable in direction.
Updated 10:49 AM 05 October