Weather Friday 27 October, Beware Of Heavy Rain In Most Big Cities In Indonesia

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JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that most major cities in Indonesia will experience cloudy weather to heavy rains on Friday, October 27. Based on information from InfoBMKG followed in Jakarta, on Sumatra Island, Padang City is generally cloudy, Pekanbaru is foggy, and Tanjungpinang is expected to rain with moderate intensity.It is necessary to be wary for the Banda Aceh area, it is estimated that heavy rain accompanied by lightning and high-intensity rain is forecasted. For Bengkulu City, Bandar Lampung, and Pangkal Pinang is generally cloudy. The city of Jambi is foggy and Palembang City is expected to be cloudy. Turning to Java, for Serang, Jakarta, and Yogyakarta City is generally cloudy. The city of Bandung is predicted to be cloudy and also cloudy Surabaya. Meanwhile, Semarang is forecasted to rain with light intensity. Furthermore, Denpasar City and Kupang are generally cloudy, while Mataram is predicted to be cloudy. Going to Kalimantan, Palangka Raya City and Samarinda is forecasted to be foggy. Banjarmasin and Tanjung Selor City are forecasted to be cloudy. Meanwhile, light rain is predicted to occur in Pontianak. On Sulawesi Island, Mamuju City, Makassar, and Manado are generally cloudy. The cities of Palu and Gorontalo are predicted to be cloudy and bright. Towards east of Indonesia, Ternate City and also Jayapura are forecasted to rain with light intensity. The cities of Ambon and Manokwari are predicted to be cloudy. Previously, the Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati said the predictions of the dry season will end in most parts of Indonesia starting in late October and early the rainy season gradually began early November 2023.

However, due to the high climate diversity, the start of the rainy season does not occur simultaneously throughout Indonesia. Meanwhile, the peak of the rainy season is predicted to occur in January-February 2024. The start of the rainy season, he said, is closely related to the transition of the Australian monsoon to the Asian monsoon. Currently, the Asian monsoon has begun to enter Indonesian territory, so it is predicted that it will start to rain in November.