Heavy Rain In Jayapura Called Because Of The Combination Of Atmospheric Waves

JAYAPURA - Rain with very heavy or extreme intensity in the City and District of Jayapura, and Keerom is caused by a combination of atmospheric waves that increase atmospheric lability in the Papua region.

This is based on the analysis of the Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BBMKG) Region V Jayapura.

Head of BBMKG Region V Jayapura Cahyo Nugroho in Jayapura, Friday, January 7, said that there are wind-pumped areas in the northern part of Papua, increasing the potential for the growth of convective clouds.

"The relatively wet relative humidity (RH) in the 850-200 mb layer, which ranges from 70-90 percent, also supports the growth of rain clouds," he said as quoted by Antara.

According to Cahyo, weather satellite imagery showed rain clouds starting at 20.00 WIT on January 6, 2022 until 07.00 WIT on January 7, 2022 which caused rain with varying intensity from moderate to extreme in Jayapura City, Jayapura Regency and Keerom Regency.

"The distribution of moderate to very heavy rain occurred on January 6, 2022 at night in the Jayapura City, Jayapura Regency, and Keerom Regency," he said. the dosed day in North Jayapura, Jayapura Regency was 104.4 mm per day measured in Sentani and Keerom was 36.0 mm per day measured in Arso.

"BBMKG Region V Jayapura has issued an early warning of extreme weather before the incident which was disseminated via social media (WA and Telegram) Balai V on January 6, 2022 at 20.00 WIT," he said.

The weather forecast for the next three days is generally Jayapura City, Jayapura Regency, and Keerom still likely to experience light to moderate rain in the morning and afternoon, and moderate to heavy intensity in the evening until early morning, said Cahyo Nugroho.