BMKG Weather Forecast: Increased Rainfall Today Potentially Floods And Landslides
JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts an increase in rainfall in several areas in Indonesia which has the potential to trigger floods and landslides, Wednesday.
Quoting Antara, Wednesday, November 17, as reported by the www.bmkg.go.id page, the potential for heavy rain is predicted in Aceh, North Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, and Lampung.
Meanwhile, for the southern region of Indonesia, it is estimated that there will be Banten, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, and East Nusa Tenggara.
For the Kalimantan region, it is estimated that covering the entire Kalimantan region there is the potential for heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds.
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For the Sulawesi and Eastern regions of Indonesia, it is estimated that there will be areas of Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua.
To the people in North Maluku and West Papua, BMKG appealed to be vigilant because there is the potential for rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds.
Some areas of the provincial capital that are forecasted to be cloudy to sunny include Bengkulu, Pontianak, Bandar Lampung, Ternate, Kupang, Manokwari, Padang and Palembang.
The temperature situation in big cities on average ranges from 22 to 33 degrees Celsius with humidity levels ranging from 60 to 100 percent.