Jakarta Regional Disaster Handling Agency (BPBD) appeals the resident to be aware of extreme weather which is predicted to occur on March 8-14, 2024.

heavy rain accompanied with lightning 

Agency Head, Isnawa Adji, said the agency analized that there will be heavy rain accompanied with lightning during that periods in Jakarta and its surrounding.

This condition, he added, this condition is triggered by Madden Julian Oscilation (MJO) activity and Kelvin Wave and Rossby Equatorial in Indonesia.

The increase in wind speed from northern Indonesia to the equator through the Karimata Strait indicates Cross Equatorial Northerly Surge (CENS) activity.

"The potential for the formation of a low pressure center in the Southwest Indian Ocean to the South of Java and Northern Australia which could trigger the formation of pump patterns and wind slowdowns in Southern Indonesia," he said, Friday (3/8).

He appealed to the public to always be alert and ready to anticipate the impact of extreme weather. The latest flood information can be monitored via the site https:// pantaubanjir.jakarta.go.id/peta-banjir-berbasiskan-rt.

"Please contact call center Jakarta Siaga 112 for an emergency situation," he closed.