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Heavy rainfall to continue in Greater Jakarta until Thursday
He said the extreme weather was caused by the Madden Jullian oscillation (MJO), an atmospheric cycle that was currently in the wet period.
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Officers use a rubber dinghy to transport shop owners to their stores after the parking area at the Mangga Dua textile market in Ancol, North Jakarta, was inundated on March 5. (JP/Damar Harsanto)
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xtreme weather with the potential to cause flooding and river overflows in Jakarta may continue to occur until Thursday, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has predicted.
“We advise Greater Jakarta residents to be on the lookout for extreme weather such as heavy rainfall in the next few days,” BMKG meteorology deputy head Mulyono R. Prabowo said on Monday, tempo.co reported.
He said the extreme weather was caused by the Madden Jullian oscillation (MJO), an atmospheric cycle that was currently in the wet period. The MJO phenomenon contributed to the supply of wet air in most parts of Indonesia. The situation could trigger heavy rainfall in some areas of the country, including Java Island.
Whirlwinds have also been identified around the Sulawesi Sea, Makassar Strait, West Kalimantan and South China Sea north of Kalimantan. The whirlwinds have caused winds to slow down and meet in the western and central parts of the country.
Heavy rainfall is predicted to continue until the beginning of May in West Java, Central Java, East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku, West Papua and Papua.
“Even sea waves could reach up to four meters because of this phenomenon in those areas,” Mulyono said.
The agency warns residents to remain cautious and careful of the side effects of heavy rainfall such as flooding, landslides, puddles, strong winds, falling trees and slippery roads. (ami)
