Brunei Darussalam will be transitioning from inter-monsoon phase to Southwest Monsoon which is expected to start around the final week of this May. Typically, Southwest Monsoon will persist until September. During Southwest Monsoon, atmospheric conditions over our country tend to be quite stable with minimal thundershowers occurrences.

The wind condition generally will be blowing from the Southwest direction during this period. Southwest Monsoon is also synonym with the season of active development of tropical storm and typhoon systems
over the Northwest Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Hence, our country’s weather could be influenced by the presence of these tropical storm or typhoon systems. However, it depends on the distance of their locations from our...

Negara Brunei Darussalam akan beralih dari fasa peralihan monsun ke Monsun Barat Daya yang dijangka akan bermula sekitar minggu terakhir bulan Mei ini. Pada lazimnya Monsun Barat Daya akan berterusan sehingga bulan September. Semasa Monsun Barat Daya, keadaan atmosfera di Negara kita pada kebiasaannya adalah agak stabil dengan kejadian ribut petir yang berkurangan. Keadaan angin secara amnya akan bertiup dari arah Barat Daya semasa tempoh ini.

Monsun Barat Daya juga adalah sinonim dengan musim pembentukan sistem ribut tropika dan taufan di kawasan Barat Laut Lautan Pasifik dan Laut China Selatan. Oleh itu, keadaan cuaca Negara boleh dipengaruhi dengan kehadiran sistem-sistem ribut tropika atau taufan ini. Namun, ianya tertakluk pada jarak lokasi sistem-sistem berkenaan...

1. General Situation:

Brunei Darussalam is currently towards the end of the inter-monsoon period, where local wind effects play an important role in governing our daily weather. Our country is expected to shift from inter-monsoon phase to Southwest Monsoon around the final week of May.

As of 11.00 am local time today (22nd May 2023), Typhoon MAWAR was observed at coordinates 9.4°N 147.6°E, at the Western Pacific Ocean, approximately 3600 km away from Brunei Darussalam (Figure 1). Typhoon MAWAR is forecasted to move Northwestwards this week.

2. Brunei Darussalam Weather Situation:

1. Keadaan Secara Am:

Negara Brunei Darussalam sekarang berada di penghujung fasa peralihan monsun, dimana kesan angin tempatan memainkan peranan yang penting dalam mempengaruhi cuaca harian negara kita. Negara kita dijangka akan beralih dari fasa peralihan monsun ke Monsun Barat Daya sekitar minggu terakhir bulan Mei.

Pada pukul 11 pagi waktu tempatan hari ini (22 Mei 2023), Taufan MAWAR telah dikesan di koordinat 9.4°N 147.6°E, di kawasan Barat Lautan Pasifik iaitu sekitar 3600 km jauh dari Negara Brunei Darussalam (Rajah 1). Taufan MAWAR diramalkan bergerak ke arah Barat Laut pada minggu ini.

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