In December 2024, south to southwesterly winds are observed over the southern part of Mainland SEA, western Indonesia and South China Sea while a weak northeasterly wind anomaly was observed over northern Philippines and the reast of mainland SEA.

Moreover, easterly wind anomalies were noted over southern Philippines and the rest of Indonesia. Moreover, most of Southeast Asia experiences negative SLP anomalies.

The maps on the right (top to bottom) indicate the observed SLP and wind direction for February 2025, along with the climatological normal from 1991 to 2020, providing context for the anomaly map on the left.