Lightning Rain Threatens Three Cities Today, Residents Asked To Be Alert

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has asked people in three cities, namely Bandar Lampung, Pekanbaru, and Tanjung Selor North Kalimantan to be aware of rain accompanied by lightning which is predicted to occur on Friday 8 August.

BMKG predicts that the weather in most areas in Indonesia has the potential to rain with light intensity.

"It is predicted that on Friday, the weather will be thick cloudy in Banda Aceh," said Prakirawan Apdillah Akbar on the BMKG Youtube channel, quoted by ANTARA.

BMKG predicts light rain in Medan, Tanjung Pinang, and Padang.

Rain accompanied by lightning has the potential to occur in Pekanbaru.

Meanwhile, the weather in Jambi is forecasted to be thick cloudy.

Light rain is predicted to flush the Bengkulu, Palembang, and Pangkal Pinang areas.

The public is asked to be aware of rain accompanied by lightning that has the potential to occur in Bandar Lampung City.

"Starting to Java, it is predicted that the weather will be thick in Jakarta and Surabaya," he said.

Then light rain has the potential to fall in Serang, Bandung, Semarang, and Yogyakarta cities.

Turning to the islands of Bali and Nusa Tenggara, BMKG predicts cloudy weather in Denpasar City and thick clouds in Mataram and Kupang cities.

Furthermore, for the island of Kalimantan, cloudy weather conditions are predicted in Palangka Raya.

Meanwhile, the weather in Banjarmasin is predicted to be thick cloudy.

Smoke or fog has the potential to occur in Samarinda, and light rain is predicted to fall in Pontianak.

The public is asked to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning in Tanjung Selor.

Furthermore, for Sulawesi Island, light rain is forecast in the areas of Manado, Gorontalo, Palu, Kendari, and Makassar.

Rain with moderate intensity has the potential to fall in Mamuju.

The East Indonesia region is predicted to rain with light intensity today in Ternate, Sorong, Manokwari, Jayapura, and Jayawijaya.

Rain with moderate intensity has the potential to occur in Nabire and Marauke. People are asked to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning in Ambon City.