Latest Weather And Haze Situation
The Mekong sub-region remained dry today, except for
showers observed over the southeastern parts of the
sub-region. Clusters of widespread hotspots were
observed in Lao PDR, while isolated to scattered hotspots
were detected elsewhere in the Mekong sub-region.
Moderate to dense transboundary smoke haze was
observed to emanate from hotspot clusters and drift
eastwards from eastern Myanmar into northern Thailand
and northern Lao PDR, from northern Thailand into
northern Lao PDR and from northern and southern Lao
PDR into Viet Nam. Moderate smoke plumes were
observed emanating from isolated hotspots over large
parts of Myanmar, western Thailand, northern and western
Cambodia, as well as central Viet Nam. Many air quality
stations in the northern and eastern parts of the Mekong
sub-region reported Unhealthy levels, with some stations
reporting Very Unhealthy levels. The full extent of the
hotspot and smoke haze situation over the northern and
southeastern parts of the Mekong sub-region cannot be
determined due to cloud cover.
Showers prevailed over the southern ASEAN region today,
apart from parts of eastern Kalimantan where it was
relatively drier. Few hotspots were detected in Peninsular
Malaysia, eastern Kalimantan and Sabah. Localised
smoke plumes were observed to emanate from a few
hotspots detected in eastern Kalimantan.
Updated 5:16 PM 26 April
Weather And Haze Outlook
The northern ASEAN region is forecast to remain dry in
the coming days, except for southern Philippines where
some showers are likely. The elevated hotspots and
transboundary haze situation is expected to continue in
the region. The prevailing winds over areas north of the
Equator are forecast to blow mostly from the southeast to
southwest.
Shower activities are expected over the southern ASEAN
region. The overall hotspot and smoke haze situation is
likely to remain subdued, though few to isolated hotspots
with localized smoke plumes may still occur in drier areas.
The prevailing winds over areas south of the Equator are
forecast to blow mainly from the southeast.
Updated 5:16 PM 26 April
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