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        "id": 1603537,
        "msgid": "bmkg-heavy-rainfall-chances-in-ntb-to-decrease-from-mid-march-1773190583",
        "date": "2026-03-11 06:45:27",
        "title": "BMKG: Heavy rainfall chances in NTB to decrease from mid-March",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecasts that the probability of heavy rainfall in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) will diminish from mid-March 2026 as the region enters the post-peak rainy season phase. Heavy rainfall exceeding 100 millimetres per ten-day period is expected to occur in only 30\u201350 per cent of the region, primarily affecting parts of Central Lombok, East Lombok, Sumbawa, and Bima. The agency warns that whilst moderate rainfall remains probable across most of NTB through mid-March, residents should remain vigilant against potential extreme weather events as the dry season approaches in April.",
        "content": "<p>Mataram \u2014 The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics\nAgency (BMKG) has stated that the likelihood of heavy rainfall in West\nNusa Tenggara (NTB) will begin to diminish as the region enters the\npost-peak rainy season phase in mid-March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe probability of rainfall with intensity exceeding 100 millimetres\nper ten-day period ranges only between 30 and 50 per cent,\u201d said Suci\nAgustiarini, forecaster at the BMKG NTB Climatology Station, in Mataram\non Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>During the second ten-day period of March 2026, from 11 to 20 March,\nareas expected to experience heavy rainfall are estimated to be limited\nto small portions of Central Lombok, East Lombok, Sumbawa, and Bima\nregencies.<\/p>\n<p>Agustiarini noted that moderate-category rainfall with intensity\nexceeding 50 millimetres remains likely to occur across most of NTB with\na probability of approximately 60 to over 90 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Although rainfall is still expected to affect many areas, she added,\nthe likelihood of high-intensity rainfall is beginning to decrease as\nthe region enters the post-peak phase of the wet season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is still potential for moderate-intensity rainfall in\nmid-March 2026, and the public is urged to remain vigilant against the\npotential for extreme weather events,\u201d stated Agustiarini.<\/p>\n<p>The highest rainfall was recorded at the Tanjung rain gauge in North\nLombok Regency, measuring 172 millimetres per ten-day period.<\/p>\n<p>Monitoring results for consecutive days without rainfall across NTB\ngenerally remain in the very short category, ranging from approximately\none to five days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery short consecutive days without rainfall indicate that rainfall\nactivity continues to occur fairly frequently,\u201d noted Agustiarini.<\/p>\n<p>According to earlier reporting, approximately 84 per cent of West\nNusa Tenggara\u2019s territory is entering the early dry season in April\n2026, with the peak dry season expected to occur in August 2026.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG has stated that approximately 70 to 73 per cent of NTB\u2019s\nterritory is experiencing an earlier onset of the dry season compared to\nnormal conditions. In addition to arriving earlier, the dry season is\nalso expected to be drier than the climatological average.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bmkg-heavy-rainfall-chances-in-ntb-to-decrease-from-mid-march-1773190583",
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