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Latest Weather and Haze Situation

Showers and cloudy conditions prevailed over most parts of the ASEAN region today whereas relatively drier conditions were observed over the western parts of Borneo. Few to isolated hotspots were detected in Kalimantan, Sarawak, Sumatra, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam. Slight localised smoke plume was observed to emanate from a hotspot in southern Sumatra from satellite imagery.

Weather and Haze Outlook

Over the next few days, wet weather is expected to over most parts of the ASEAN region while drier conditions are forecast over some parts of northern Sumatra. Hotspots and isolated smoke plumes may occur more frequently in fire-prone areas experiencing pro-longed dry conditions. The prevailing winds north of the Equator are forecast mostly to blow from the southwest to west whereas the winds south of the Equator are expected to blow from the eats to south.

  • All maps are to be used solely for displaying meteorological/geophysical information, and not for any other purpose. All maps are not to scale and for illustrative purpose only.
  • The hotspots depicted on the map are derived from the NOAA satellite and they represent locations with possible fires. Hotspots may go undetected due to cloudy conditions or incomplete satellite pass.
  • At Alert Level 0 and Alert Level 1, the regional haze situation is updated once a day at 0900 UTC. The regional haze situation is updated more frequently at 0300 UTC and 0900 UTC upon activation of Alert Level 2 or Alert Level 3. Updates at 0300 UTC display hotspot information from night-time passes of the NOAA-20 satellite. Fewer hotspots were typically detected at night as fire activities usually peak during the day.
  • Reprocessed satellite data will be availed at a later timing. The hotspot information derived from satellite data reprocessed may differ slightly from that received near real-time but reprocessing is necessary for better quality data.
  • The 2500 ft winds (depicted by arrows) are model analysis winds.

Seasonal Forecast for July – August 2025

Summary of Outlook

The Southwest Monsoon conditions, which became established in June 2025, are expected to continue through the outlook period of July – September (JAS) 2025 with the prevailing low-level winds blowing mainly from the southeast or southwest. As the monsoon rain band is situated north of the Equator during this period, the southern ASEAN region typically experiences its traditional dry season while wet weather is typical over the northern ASEAN region.

For July 2025, above-normal rainfall is predicted for much of the southern Maritime Continent. The above-normal rainfall is predicted for much of the Maritime Continent during July to September (JAS). ENSO neutral conditions are predicted to persist until at least July – August 2025.  The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is currently neutral. Above-normal temperature is predicted for Southeast Asia for July, with these conditions predicted to persist throughout JAS 2025.

Despite forecast of above-normal rainfall across much of the southern ASEAN region during the outlook period, the risk of transboundary smoke haze occurrence remains as hotspots with smoke plumes can still be expected over the fire-prone areas in the region,  especially during extended periods of drier weather. In the northern ASEAN region, the hotspot activity is expected to remain low under the prevailing wet weather conditions.

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Subseasonal Weather Outlook (7 – 20 July 2025)
Drier conditions are predicted over southern Mainland Southeast Asia and parts of the northeastern Maritime Continent in the next fortnight (7 – 20 July). Wetter conditions are predicted over much of northern Mainland Southeast Asia in…
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July

Seasonal Forecast for July – September 2025
The Southwest Monsoon conditions, which became established in June 2025, are expected to continue through the outlook period of July – September (JAS) 2025 with the prevailing low-level winds blowing mainly from the southeast or southwest. As the monsoon rain band is situated north …
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Drier conditions are predicted over much of the western and central Maritime Continent in Week 1 (23 – 29 June). Drier conditions are then predicted over…
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