Banjarbaru, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - As many as 50 hotspots have been detected in the South Kalimantan Province by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) throughout Thursday.
"Hotspots in South Kalimantan have been seen due to reduced cloud cover in some areas," said a BMKG forecaster at the Syamsudin Noor Banjarmasin Meteorology Station Muhammad Shaaimul Qadri in Banjarbaru, Thursday.
He explained that the hotspots detected did not necessarily mean forest and land fires will occur. However, it has a majority trust classification of eight which means moderate.
If the score is seven, he said, the trust is low. Meanwhile, if it reaches nine then the level is high.
He added that the intensity of rainfall that began to decline indicated that the dry season has entered.
"But that does not mean that there is no rain in the dry season. The potential for rain in South Kalimantan is still there in some areas, but it is local or uneven," he said.
Rain that occurs during the dry season, he said, is sporadic and can happen suddenly with moderate to heavy intensity depending on the level of air lability in the area.
"People are advised to remain cautious, even though it is entering dry season. If you have outside activity always update the weather information from BMKG," said Muhammad Shaaimul Qadri.
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