Beware Of Heavy Rain Until Early March

JAKARTA - Heavy rain and extreme weather will haunt the upcoming March period. This condition does not only hit the Jakarta area, but all provinces in Indonesia.

Based on the analysis of BMKG's atmospheric dynamics, the low pressure pattern in the southern hemisphere (BBS) is still quite active. This has an effect on the formation of the potential for extreme weather in Indonesia.

Deputy for Meteorology at the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) R. Mulyono R. Prabowo said, there will be extreme rainfall that will still occur in the next week period.

"This rain occurs continuously, accompanied by lightning," said Mulyono to reporters, February 25.

BMKG, said Mulyono, detected tropical storm Ferdinand since Monday, February 24. This cycle is divided into two periods of rainfall in Indonesia.

In the period of 25 to 28 February, extreme rainfall occurred in Bangka Belitung, Bengkulu, Lampung, Banten, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, East Java, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Kalimantan. South, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, West Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Maluku, West Papua and Papua.

Meanwhile, from 29 February to 2 March, the cycle occurred in Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung, Lampung, Banten, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, West Nusa Tenggara. , East Nusa Tenggara, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku, West Papua and Papua.

Furthermore, Mulyono explained, tropical storm Ferdinand moved from the Indian Ocean to the southern part of NTB, as well as wind circulation in the Southwest Indian Ocean region of Banten.

"This has led to the formation of an air mass gathering pattern that extends across East Java, Bali, NTB and NTT," said Mulyono.

"Wind curves have also been observed forming around the areas of Bangka Belitung, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi and Maluku," he added.

Meanwhile, air lability is quite strong in several areas, this condition contributes to increased local scale connectivity, especially in the West Coast of Sumatra, Aceh, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung, most of Java, NTB, NTT, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, Sulawesi. West, Maluku, West Papua and Papua.

"We urge the public to remain vigilant and be careful of the impacts that can be caused, such as floods, landslides, flash floods, puddles, strong winds, fallen trees, and slippery roads," he concluded.