Jakarta Launches Three-Day Weather Modification Operations
Reported by Dessy Suciati | Translated by Maria Inggita
The Jakarta Provincial Government is conducting Weather Modification Operations (OMC) over three days, on November 9-11, 2026.
Jakarta will see some rainfall over the next three days
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the operations aim to use potential rain clouds to induce rainfall, lower temperatures, and improve the capital's air quality.
Jakarta Deploys Weather Modification to Slash Air Pollution by Up to 23%"We will conduct weather modification operations starting today, tomorrow, or the day after, as there is a possibility of rain this afternoon or evening. Whether the rain comes tonight, tomorrow, or the day after, the operations will run for three days," Pramono said at Tarakan Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Central Jakarta on Monday (11/9).
The Jakarta Provincial Government is working with the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) and PT Smart Cakrawala Aviation to carry out the operations. The activities are coordinated from the OMC command post at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport.
"Hopefully, after nearly a week or more without rain, Jakarta will see some rainfall over the next three days," he said.
