Jakarta Weather Hot, Pramono Says No Need for Artificial Rain 

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung assessed that the implementation of weather modification operations (OMC) to accelerate the formation of rain clouds or artificial rain in Jakarta does not have the urgency to be carried out at this time.

"Jakarta still does not need artificial rain," said Pramono at the National Monument (Monas) area, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, March 17.

Pramono said he had received information from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) regarding the hot weather that hit Indonesia towards the end of the rainy season. He said that in the near future, rain will return to Jakarta.

"To face Eid al-Fitr, indeed the BMKG data shows that it was hot before. But at the time of Eid al-Fitr, there is a possibility of medium rainfall," said Pramono.

Previously, BMKG predicted that the 2026 dry season could potentially come earlier in a number of regions in Indonesia. A number of areas have even begun to show signs of seasonal change with brighter weather conditions and the air temperature feels warmer.

The Head of the BMKG Weather Prediction and Early Warning Working Team, Ida Pramuwardani, said that some parts of Indonesia are expected to gradually enter the dry season starting in April.

BMKG also noted that the maximum air temperature in the Jakarta area reached a fairly high figure. "In the last few days, the maximum air temperature measured in the Jakarta area reached 35.4 degrees Celsius, specifically in the East Jakarta area," said Ida.

The BMKG estimates that the hot air temperature will still be potentially in the next few days, especially during the day when cloud cover decreases. Even so, he emphasized that most of Indonesia is currently in the final phase of the rainy season or the transition period to drought.

"In general, most of Indonesia is currently in the final period of the rainy season or the transition period to the dry season, so the potential for cloud formation is still quite high, which at certain times can reduce heating or radiation that reaches the surface," he said.