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        "id": 1755897,
        "msgid": "ntb-still-rainy-as-el-nino-strengthens-1779542451",
        "date": "2026-05-21 20:35:25",
        "title": "NTB Still Rainy as El Ni\u00f1o Strengthens",
        "author": "Hasanul Rizqa",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "BMKG forecasts continued rainfall across most of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) even as El Ni\u00f1o intensifies toward a moderate level by late May 2026. The agency cites a 50-80% chance of rain over 50 mm per ten-day period across NTB between 21-31 May, with 10-40% chance of rainfall exceeding 100 mm in parts of the province, and notes neutral IOD with a likely positive turn from July 2026 and a weak current ENSO that is expected to become moderate El Ni\u00f1o by mid-2026.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, Mataram \u2014 The Meteorology, Climatology and\nGeophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that most parts of West Nusa Tenggara\nProvince (NTB) will still be subject to rain. This is expected to occur\neven as the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon strengthens toward moderate by the end of\nMay 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018From 21-31 May, there is a 50 to 80 percent chance of rain with an\nintensity of more than 50 millimetres per ten-day period, occurring\nacross almost all of NTB,\u2019 said forecaster Nindya Kirana of the BMKG NTB\nMeteorology Station in Mataram, NTB, on Thursday (21 May 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Nindya said, there is a 10 to 40 percent chance of rainfall\nexceeding 100 millimetres per ten-day period expected in parts of the\nprovince. These include West Lombok, Central Lombok, North Lombok, East\nLombok, West Sumbawa, and Bima.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG notes that the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is currently in the\nneutral category with an index of -0.099. The neutral IOD is forecast to\nmove into a positive condition from July 2026.<\/p>\n<p>As for the ENSO or El Ni\u00f1o Southern Oscillation, it is currently in\nthe weak category with a sea surface temperature anomaly in Nino 3.4 of\n+0.97 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n<p>This condition, Nindya explains, is expected to develop into a\nmoderate El Ni\u00f1o during May-June-July 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the air mass flow across much of Indonesia is currently\ndominated by easterly winds. The winds bend and converge around the\nequator.<\/p>\n<p>Sea surface temperature anomalies around most of Indonesian waters\nare normal to warm. The Madden\u2013Julian Oscillation (MJO) is currently\nactive in phase 2 (Indian Ocean), but is predicted to gradually become\ninactive.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ntb-still-rainy-as-el-nino-strengthens-1779542451",
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