BMKG: Mandalika 2022 MotoGP Potential for Rain

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts rain during the MotoGP Mandalika 2022 event, scheduled for March 18-20, 2022.

The MotoGP Mandalika 2022 location is in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK), located in Kuta Village, Pujut District, Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

Based on BMKG data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), rainfall intensity in Central Lombok is still quite high in March. In 2020, there were 16 rainy days out of 31. In March 2021, there were 14 rainy days.

Meanwhile, rainfall in West Lombok Regency in March 2020 reached 319 cubic mm, the highest for that year. In March 2021, rainfall in the regency reached 199 cubic mm.

The BMKG forecasts rain and thunderstorms in Pujut District from afternoon to evening on Friday, March 18, 2022. On Saturday, March 19, 2022, light to moderate rain is expected from morning to afternoon, followed by rain and thunderstorms from afternoon to evening.

Similarly, on Sunday, March 20, 2022, the BMKG predicts light to moderate rain from morning to afternoon around the Mandalika Circuit, followed by rain and thunderstorms from afternoon to evening.