BMKG: Terik Hot Weather Will End Early November Together Entering The Rainy Season

Hot weather illustration (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that the dry season will end in most parts of Indonesia starting at the end of October, and the start of the rainy season gradually starting in early November 2023. However, the start of the rainy season does not occur simultaneously throughout Indonesia, and the peak of the rainy season is expected to occur in January-February 2024. Head of BMKG, Dwikorita Karnawati, explained that El Nino's influence will decrease with the entry of the rainy season, so it is hoped that dry drought will end gradually. "The start of the rainy season is closely related to the transition of the Australian Monsun to the Asian Monsun. Currently, the Asian Monsun has begun to enter the territory of Indonesia, so it is predicted that November will start to rain," he said, quoted from ANTARA, Friday 20 October. BMKG also issued early warnings regarding weather conditions in several regions in Indonesia on Friday 20 October. Areas that have the potential to experience heavy rain including Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, Lampung, Banten, West Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, and Papua. BMKG said that these weather conditions were caused by the presence of cyclonic circulation around the South China Sea and wind speed meeting areas (convergence) in several regions, including Sumatra, Malaysia, Malacca Strait, Jambi, to Bengkulu.

Convergence areas are also observed in West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and West Papua, which can increase the potential for rain cloud growth. Areas that have the potential to experience forest and land fires including Jambi, South Sumatra, East Java, East Nusa Tenggara, and Central Kalimantan.

BMKG appealed to the public to be aware of air pollution in the Jambi and South Sumatra regions.