Weather in Sulawesi

The weather now and the forecast for 24 places in the six provinces of Sulawesi. The figures come from BMKG, Indonesia's weather service, from MET Norway and from the airports. The page updates itself every five minutes.

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Haze and flights

Smoke from fires can close an airport for hours. Here is what each airport reports now, the fires satellites saw nearby, the airspace warnings over Sulawesi, and how often haze came in each month of past years.

2,039 fires seen by satellite in and around Sulawesi in the last 48 hours

Airspace warnings over Sulawesi now

No ash, cyclone or storm warning touches Sulawesi now.

International SIGMETs for the Ujung Pandang airspace, through aviationweather.gov. Volcanic ash can close airports and routes.

  • Makassar Hasanuddin Airport

    WAAA

    Haze risk: moderate
    • No haze reported: visibility 8 km (30 Oct, 09:30 WITA)
    • Fires seen in 48 hours: 79 within 100 km, 398 within 300 km
    • Rain forecast in the next 48 hours: 2.1 mm
    • Why: many fires nearby · haze season in past years · rain on the way clears haze

    Hours with haze, by month, since 2010

    Share of the hours when the airport reported haze or smoke, all years together.

    1. Jan
    2. Feb
    3. Mar
    4. Apr
    5. May
    6. Jun
    7. Jul
    8. Aug
    9. 1%Sep
    10. 4%Oct
    11. Nov
    12. Dec
    The worst haze days on record
    • 14 Oct 2026: 24 hours of haze, visibility down to 1.7 km
    • 30 Oct 2015: 24 hours of haze, visibility down to 4 km
    • 26 Oct 2026: 23 hours of haze, visibility down to 2 km
    • 29 Oct 2015: 23 hours of haze, visibility down to 4 km
    • 26 Oct 2015: 19 hours of haze, visibility down to 3 km
    • 24 Oct 2026: 19 hours of haze, visibility down to 3.8 km
    • 13 Oct 2026: 18 hours of haze, visibility down to 3 km
    • 19 Oct 2026: 17 hours of haze, visibility down to 3.5 km
    • 25 Oct 2026: 17 hours of haze, visibility down to 3.5 km
    • 25 Oct 2015: 16 hours of haze, visibility down to 2 km

  • Manado Sam Ratulangi Airport

    WAMM

    Haze risk: moderate
    • No haze reported: visibility 10+ km (30 Oct, 09:30 WITA)
    • Fires seen in 48 hours: 35 within 100 km, 209 within 300 km
    • Rain forecast in the next 48 hours: 14.2 mm
    • Why: many fires nearby · haze season in past years · rain on the way clears haze

    Hours with haze, by month, since 2010

    Share of the hours when the airport reported haze or smoke, all years together.

    1. Jan
    2. Feb
    3. Mar
    4. Apr
    5. May
    6. Jun
    7. Jul
    8. Aug
    9. Sep
    10. 6%Oct
    11. Nov
    12. Dec
    The worst haze days on record
    • 24 Oct 2015: 24 hours of haze, visibility down to 3 km
    • 22 Oct 2026: 24 hours of haze, visibility down to 3 km
    • 24 Oct 2026: 24 hours of haze, visibility down to 3 km
    • 25 Oct 2026: 24 hours of haze, visibility down to 3 km
    • 23 Oct 2026: 24 hours of haze, visibility down to 3.5 km
    • 15 Oct 2026: 23 hours of haze, visibility down to 1 km
    • 20 Oct 2026: 23 hours of haze, visibility down to 1 km
    • 21 Oct 2015: 23 hours of haze, visibility down to 3 km
    • 22 Oct 2015: 23 hours of haze, visibility down to 3 km
    • 23 Oct 2015: 23 hours of haze, visibility down to 3 km

  • Gorontalo Djalaluddin Airport

    WAMG

    Haze risk: moderate
    • The airport sends no public report now.
    • Fires seen in 48 hours: 166 within 100 km, 586 within 300 km
    • Rain forecast in the next 48 hours: 4 mm
    • Why: many fires nearby · rain on the way clears haze

  • Palu Mutiara Airport

    WAML

    Haze risk: moderate
    • The airport sends no public report now.
    • Fires seen in 48 hours: 10 within 100 km, 720 within 300 km
    • Rain forecast in the next 48 hours: 13.7 mm
    • Why: many fires nearby · rain on the way clears haze

  • Luwuk Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport

    WAMW

    Haze risk: moderate
    • The airport sends no public report now.
    • Fires seen in 48 hours: 132 within 100 km, 1165 within 300 km
    • Rain forecast in the next 48 hours: 3.6 mm
    • Why: many fires nearby · rain on the way clears haze

  • Baubau Betoambari Airport

    WAAB

    Haze risk: moderate
    • The airport sends no public report now.
    • Fires seen in 48 hours: 144 within 100 km, 686 within 300 km
    • Rain forecast in the next 48 hours: 2.3 mm
    • Why: many fires nearby · rain on the way clears haze

The haze risk is our estimate from haze reports, fires, past years and rain. It is not an airline notice. Airlines and airports decide on flights: check your flight with your airline before you leave.

Earthquakes around Sulawesi

The latest earthquakes BMKG lists in and near Sulawesi: magnitude 5 or more, and every earthquake people felt. BMKG writes the place and the reports in Indonesian.

  • 5.7M

    12 Oct, 05:34 WITA

    29 km BaratLaut POHUWATO-GORONTALO

    76 km deep · 122 km from Togean Islands

    No tsunami risk (BMKG)

  • 5.1M

    9 Oct, 13:11 WITA

    125 km Tenggara BITUNG-SULUT

    10 km deep · 117 km from Lembeh Strait

    No tsunami risk (BMKG)

Near the coast, after strong or long shaking, go to high ground at once. Do not wait for a warning.

Where the figures come from

  • BMKG

    Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency. Its official forecast for each village, every three hours for three days, and its lists of earthquakes. We ask for the forecast every hour and for the earthquakes every five minutes.

    Last answer: 30 Oct, 09:10 WITA

    bmkg.go.id

  • MET Norway

    The Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Its global forecast, each hour for two days, then to ten days. We ask for it again as soon as it changes. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0.

    Last answer: 30 Oct, 09:43 WITA

    met.noCC BY 4.0

  • Airport reports (METAR)

    What the airports measure, through aviationweather.gov (NOAA). Today only Makassar and Manado send them every half hour. A place uses its airport's report only when the airport is near and at the same height.

    Last answer: 30 Oct, 09:48 WITA

    aviationweather.gov

  • NASA FIRMS

    Fires seen by the NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP satellites in the last 48 hours. We acknowledge the use of data from NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS). A hotspot is a heat source: most are fires.

    Last answer: 30 Oct, 09:42 WITA

    NASA FIRMS

  • IEM and NASA POWER

    The airports' haze history comes from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport reports. The climate by month comes from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources).

    IEMNASA POWER

A forecast can be wrong, and the weather in the mountains and at sea changes fast. Before a boat trip or a climb, ask your boat operator, your guide or the harbour about the conditions on the day.