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        "id": 1755453,
        "msgid": "ntb-still-drenched-in-rain-as-el-nino-strengthens-1779542532",
        "date": "2026-05-21 19:24:20",
        "title": "NTB Still Drenched in Rain as El Ni\u00f1o Strengthens",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "BMKG warns that most of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) remains at risk of heavy rain even as the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon strengthens toward a moderate level by late May 2026, with widespread showers forecast 21-31 May. Rainfall could exceed 50 mm per dasarian in 50-80% of NTB, and in some areas over 100 mm per dasarian at 10-40% probability; the Indian Ocean Dipole is neutral but expected to turn positive by July 2026. While some NTB regions enter the dry season, others remain in a transition from rainy to dry season; the public are urged to utilise rain to mitigate drought.",
        "content": "<p>The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts\nthat most parts of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) are still at risk of being\ndrenched by rain even as the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon begins to strengthen\ntoward moderate by the end of May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>From 21-31 May, there is a 50 to 80 percent chance of rainfall with\nan intensity exceeding 50 millimetres per dasarian (ten-day period)\noccurring across almost all NTB, said forecaster Nindya Kirana of the\nBMKG NTB Climatic Station in Mataram on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, rainfall with intensity exceeding 100 millimetres per\ndasarian is predicted to occur at a 10 to 40 percent probability in\nparts of West Lombok, Central Lombok, North Lombok, East Lombok, West\nSumbawa, and Bima.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG notes that the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is currently in a\nneutral category with an index of -0.099 and is predicted to be in a\npositive state starting July 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Nindya said that the air mass flow over much of Indonesia is\ncurrently dominated by easterly winds. Bends and junctions of winds are\nvisible near the equatorial region.<\/p>\n<p>Sea surface temperature anomalies across much of Indonesian waters\nare in normal to warm conditions. The MJO is active in phase 2 of the\nIndian Ocean, and is predicted to gradually become inactive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpatially, several atmospheric waves are predicted to be active in\nIndonesia from mid-May 2026,\u201d Nindya said.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG analysis results indicate that although some parts of NTB are\nentering the dry season, other areas remain in a transition phase from\nthe rainy season to the dry season.<\/p>\n<p>Consecutive dry days are generally still classified as very short to\nmedium. The longest dry spell recorded was 19 days at the Dongo Rain\nStation in Bima Regency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge the public to make use of the rain that is still occurring\nto anticipate the drought that typically occurs in the dry season,\u201d\nNindya concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ntb-still-drenched-in-rain-as-el-nino-strengthens-1779542532",
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