Beware, this tourist destination has the potential for extreme weather during school holidays

Jakarta – The Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) reminds people to be aware of the potential for extreme weather during the school holidays. BMKG said the atmosphere in a number of Indonesian regions is still dynamic. BMKG calls on people to always monitor the latest weather forecasts before outdoor activities. Because, ongoing BMKG, the situation can affect the comfort of the safety of the journey, especially on tourist sites visited by many people during school children. The condition of the dry season is not evenly distributed BMKG explained that the 2025 dry season did not occur evenly in all regions of Indonesia. This is thanks to the Australian Monsters that are still weak, although it is normally dominant in the period March to May. In addition, the sea level temperatures in southern Indonesia, which are warmer than usual, strengthened the growth of convective clouds that caused heavy rains. Browse to continue with BMKG Dwikorita Karnati’s content chief said that the current atmospheric conditions are also affected by weekly scale systems such as Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), Rossby waves and Kelvin waves. These three factors are still active and increase the chances of forming rain clouds, especially in areas that have not fully entered the dry season. “Suppose, in the period March to May, Australian monsoon winds wore predominantly dry air masses from the south. But this year its strength is kept, so that the weekly scale atmospheric system such as Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO), Rossby waves and Kelvin waves is still active and also encourages the formation of rain clouds. Weather forecasts in BMKG tourism destinations estimate that the increase in rainfall will take place in the southern region of Indonesia in the next week, including tourist destinations such as Central and East Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, to parts of Kalimantan. This condition is caused by high atmospheric humidity and unstable Timuran wind. In a number of popular tourist sites such as Puncak, North Bandung, Yogyakarta, Malang, to Batu, the potential for rain during the day to night can cause disorders such as abundance, smooth roads or fallen trees. Meanwhile, the coastal tourism areas such as Bali, Lombok and Labuan Bajo run the risk of experiencing high waves and strong winds that harm marine activity. In addition to being vigilant at the destination place, the community is also advised to be careful while on their way. Extreme weather can increase the risk of transport disorders, especially in mountainous or coastal routes. BMKG emphasizes the importance of adapting travel plans to dynamic weather conditions. “People who want to travel to tourist attractions to always pay attention to the latest weather information of BMKG. Not only rely on predictions based on the season, because the dynamics of the atmosphere are currently very active and quickly changed. We continue to update daily weather forecasts and early warning to ensure that people can travel safely and comfortably,” Dwikorita said. Dwikorita calls on people to bring extra equipment such as raincoats or warm clothes, and delay outdoor activities if there are bad weather warnings. Daily weather forecasting information and early warning can be obtained real time via the official BMKG channel, including the BMKG information. (WIA/IDN) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here