Extreme Heat in Jakarta: Provincial Government Does Not Yet Consider Cloud Seeding

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo has stated that the DKI Jakarta provincial government has not planned to implement cloud seeding or artificial rain despite extreme heat affecting the capital in recent days.

“Jakarta still does not require artificial rain to be created,” said Pramono when met in the Monas area, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (17 March 2026).

He said the decision was made after considering weather forecasts from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) ahead of Eid al-Fitr. According to him, although current weather feels hot, BMKG forecasts indicate a potential for rainfall with moderate intensity during Eid al-Fitr.

“To prepare for Eid al-Fitr, BMKG data indeed shows that weather will be hot beforehand. However, around the time of Eid al-Fitr there is a possibility of moderate rainfall,” said Pramono.

Meanwhile, BMKG estimates that extreme heat conditions in Jakarta will continue until approaching Eid al-Fitr, around 20-22 March 2026.

Guswanto, Deputy for Meteorology at BMKG, said that the high temperatures felt by the public in recent days still have the potential to occur in the near term.