Light Rain Is Predicted On Mandalika MotoGP Pre-Season Test

CENTRAL LOMBOK - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts the potential for light to moderate rain during the MotoGP pre-season test at the Mandalika Circuit, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

"For the next three days, the weather will generally be sunny with light to moderate rain," said Gede Dedy Krisnawan, forecaster for the Meteorological Station of Zainuddin Abdul Madjid, Lombok, in a written statement in Praya, Friday, February 11.

The BMKG estimates that on February 11, the morning will be sunny and cloudy, during the day it will be cloudy with moderate rain, in the evening it will be cloudy with light rain and in the morning it will be cloudy.

Next on February 12 the weather in the morning is cloudy, light rain during the day, cloudy at night, and cloudy in the morning.

"On February 13 the weather is in the morning cloudy sunny, light rain during the day, wide rain, cloudy at night, moderate rain, and in the early morning it was cloudy and sunny," he said.

The BMKG also urges residents to be aware of the potential for moderate to heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning/lightning and strong winds in parts of Mataram City, West Lombok Regency, Central Lombok, North Lombok, East Lombok, West Sumbawa, Sumbawa, Bima, Bima City, and Dompu.

"The potential for rain occurs in the afternoon until the early hours of the morning," he said.

The Pertamina Mandalika Lombok circuit is ready to be used for the MotoGP pre-season test race from 11-13 February 2022. Previously, the MotoGP racers conducted a pre-season test at the Sepang Circuit Malaysia.

Riders will cross the Mandalika Circuit which has 17 corners with a track length of 4.3 kilometers from 09:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m. local time for three days.