ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – The hot weather in Indonesia is felt by people throughout the country. This situation is considered abnormal because Indonesia has entered the rainy season.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) explains the causes of hot weather in Indonesia.
BMKG Deputy for Meteorology, Guswanto, said that hot and quite hot temperatures, especially during the day, occurred during the past week in several areas, especially around the south of the equator.
“The hot weather conditions are generally triggered by the dominance of sunny weather during the day in most areas in Java to Nusa Tenggara,” said Guswanto in his statement, Tuesday, December 19 2023.
Guswanto explained, based on weather satellite images seen in the last few days, there is no cloud cover in Java or southern Indonesia. As a result, intense/optimum sunlight radiates directly to the earth’s surface.
“The lack of growth of rain clouds in the Java-Nusa Tenggara region was also triggered by low pressure pattern activity around the South China Sea which caused a reduction in the flow of wet air masses towards the south of the equator,” added Guswanto.
He added, based on the latest BMKG analysis, the low pressure pattern activity around the South China Sea could still continue in the next three to four days, with a tendency to weaken in intensity so that it could have an impact on the potential for increased rainfall in the Java-Nusa Tenggara region which could occur starting December 23, 2023.
The existence of the low pressure pattern around the South China Sea, added Guswanto, also indirectly shapes the pattern of wind meetings and bends and causes an increase in the growth of rain clouds around Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.
“In the last week, heavy rain has continued to occur in parts of North Sumatra, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi,” he said.
For the weather potential until Saturday (23/12/2023), BMKG predicts that based on the latest atmospheric dynamics analysis data, the potential for rain will still occur in most parts of Indonesia. Moderate-heavy intensity rain still has the potential to occur in several regions, namely Sumatra, Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Papua, Sulawesi, Maluku.
Meanwhile, the potential for cumulonimbus clouds, for the period 18-23 December 2023, could occur in the Andaman Sea, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean north of Papua Island, Indian Ocean west of Sumatra Island, Malacca Strait, Karimata Strait, Sulawesi Sea, Makassar Strait , Seram Sea, Banda Sea, Aru Sea, Arafura Sea, parts of Sumatra Island, Kalimantan Island and Papua Island, with a maximum spatial coverage percentage of between 50-75%.
BMKG also predicts the potential for sea waves until Sunday (24/12/2023), including high waves (2.5-4 meters) occurring in the waters north of Sabang, the waters of the Anambas Islands-Natuna Islands, the waters of the Subi-Serasan Islands, the Indian Ocean south of Java West-Bali, waters of the Sangihe Islands-Talaud Islands, northern Maluku Sea, waters north and west of Halmahera, Halmahera Sea, waters north of Raja Ampat, and the Pacific Ocean north of Halmahera-Biak.
Meanwhile, very high waves (4-6 meters) are predicted to occur in the North Natuna Sea.
“BMKG urges the public to remain alert to the possibility of extreme weather during the 2023/2024 Christmas period,” concluded Guswanto. (AT Network)
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