NTB Is Starting To Enter The Peak Of The 2022 Dry Season, Residents Need To Be Aware Of Drought, Forest Fires And Strong Winds

Map of the dry season in the NTB region (ANTARA/Special)

KUPANG - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is starting to enter the peak of the 2022 dry season. People need to be aware of drought, forest and land fires, and cold temperatures that can disrupt residents' activities.

"The public also needs to be aware of the potential for local extreme weather such as sudden strong winds," said BMKG forecaster for the NTB Climatology Station Angga Permana in a written statement in Praya, Central Lombok, Antara, Wednesday, July 20.

The BMKG stated that the meteorological drought that often hit NTB in the dry season was observed to have started to occur in some areas of NTB.

Meteorological drought early warnings at the alert level are located in Wawo, Bolo, Woha (Bima Regency), Pringgabanya, Sambelia, and Swela (East Lombok Regency) Sub-districts, Buer District (Sumbawa Regency), Maluk District (West Sumbawa Regency).

Meanwhile, at the alert level, there are Bolo and Kilo Subdistricts (Dompu Regency), Soromandi Subdistrict (Bima Regency), East Praya Subdistrict (Central Lombok Regency), West Sakra Subdistrict (East Lombok Regency, and Winner District (North Lombok Regency).

"People are also advised to anticipate potential droughts by building water reservoirs, especially in vulnerable areas," he said.

Rainfall in the NTB region on the second basis of July 2022 is almost entirely dominated by the low category (<10 mm/das). However, there are several areas with rainfall intensity of 21-50 mm/dasarian that occurred in parts of North Lombok Regency and parts of southern Sumbawa.

The highest rainfall was recorded at the Santong Rain Post, North Lombok Regency and the Lunyuk Rain Post in Sumbawa Regency at 29 mm/dasarian.

The nature of rain on the second basis of July 2022 in the NTB region was dominated by the Lower Normal (AN) category, but the nature of Upper Normal rain also occurred in parts of North West Lombok Regency, parts of North Lombok Regency, parts of southern Sumbawa Regency, and a small part of Bima. and southern Dompu.

"The chance of rainfall on the third basis of July 2022 has begun to decrease. The chance of rainfall with an intensity of <20 mm/basian occurs evenly throughout the NTB region with a probability of >80 percent," he said.