How Can The Temperature In NTB Feel Cold When It Enters The Peak Of The Dry Season?

Weather conditions in the NTB area are cloudy, Tuesday (25/7/2023) (ANTARA/Akhyar Rosidi)

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the air temperature in the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province was cold due to entering the peak period of the 2023 dry season. "The peak of this dry season indirectly has an impact on cooling the air temperature in the NTB region at night until the morning," said BMKG forecaster for West Nusa Tenggara Station, Ni Made Adi Pratama in Mataram, Antara, Tuesday, July 25. The air temperature feels cold when compared to the previous temperature because during the peak period of the dry season, the position of the sun is in BBU (northern hemisphere), so that the air temperature in the southern hemisphere becomes cooler than usual, especially in the morning. "The temperature feels colder in the morning," he said. In addition, the air temperature feels cold because during the peak period of the dry season generally blows east winds blowing from the Australian continent to Asia which crosses the NTB region and brings cold and dry air. Meanwhile, the air temperature in the NTB region at the peak of the 2023 dry season reached 19.9 degrees Celsius and the maximum reached 29.2 degrees Celsius. "So the temperature also feels colder," he said. BMKG also issued an early warning of the Meteorological drought at the alert level in East Lombok Regency in Sambelia District. Meanwhile, the alert level is located in Sumbawa Regency in Buer and Utan Districts. "The alert level is located in Sumbawa Regency in North Moyo District and Bima City in East Rasanae District," he said. Update on the latest atmospheric dynamics conditions shows that the ENSO Index is in a weak condition of El Nino which has been going on since early June 2023. The IOD index in early July 2023 shows that neutral IOD conditions are predicted to occur again until at least October 2023. "The flow of air masses is generally dominated by easterly and evenly distributed winds throughout Indonesia," he said.