Downgrade to Alert Level 1 for the Southern ASEAN Region
Wetter conditions have returned to many parts of the Southern ASEAN region since early August, helping to improve the regional hotspot and smoke haze situation, with low hotspot counts and no significant smoke plumes observed over the past few days. The region continues to experience occasional rainfall, which is forecast to persist in the coming weeks. The Alert Level is being lowered to reflect the reduced likelihood of transboundary haze. While the risk of transboundary haze is low, isolated hotspots and localised smoke plumes may still occur over drier areas.
As the region is still in its traditional dry season, there remains a possibility that hotspot activity and smoke haze condition could intensify again. ASMC will continue to monitor the situation and raise the alert if it escalates.