Effects on Rainfall: According to BMKG, this phase enhances cloud formation, a factor that significantly contributes to increased precipitation. For instance, recent reports detailed a negative ...

In Singapore’s context, even the “dry” monsoon brings a fair bit of rain (we’re in the tropics, so thunderstorms can happen ...

In June, the south-west monsoon will bring dry and hot weather and possibly hazy skies: Expert Read more at straitstimes.com.

A late-season surge of tropical moisture will cause an increase in rain and thunderstorms over northern Australia in ...

While rainfall intensity is expected to decrease by midweek, the department warns that showers will pick up again towards the ...

National Antarctic Research Centre climatologist Prof Datuk Dr Azizan Abu Samah said: “This heavy rain episode looks like its being influenced by the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) phase ...

Another possible factor, he said, was the transition of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) from its third to fourth phase, as forecasted by the US Climate Prediction Centre. “Research findings ...

An active MJO phase is associated with more rain. “There has been MJO activity since the beginning of 2025, with the enhanced phase propagating across the Western Pacific and entering the Western ...