Beware Of Floods! Rain Widespread In Big Cities Of Indonesia On November 28
JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that the majority of major cities in Indonesia have the potential to experience light to moderate rain on Friday, November 28.
In the BMKG weather early warning system, for Sumatra, big cities that have the potential to experience light to moderate rain, namely Medan, Pekanbaru, Padang, Tanjung Pinang, Jambi, Bengkulu, Palembang, Pangkal Pinang, and Bandar Lampung.
"Aceh is forecasted to be thick cloudy," said BMKG forecaster Zen Putri in a weather broadcast which was followed by Antara Jakarta, Friday morning.
Light to moderate rain also has the potential to occur in Bandung, Semarang, and Surabaya. Meanwhile, Banten, Jakarta, and Yogyakarta are covered in thick clouds.
Bali and Lombok are forecasted to be cloudy. Kupang is predicted to rain with light intensity.
On the islands of Kalimantan, Pontianak City, Banjarmasin, and Tanjung Selor have the potential to experience heavy rain accompanied by lightning. Samarinda and Palangkaraya have the potential to experience light rain.
On the island of Sulawesi, light to moderate rain is predicted to be evenly distributed in all major cities, namely in Makassar, Mamuju, Palu, Gorontalo, Manado, and Kendari.
In the easternmost areas, all cities such as Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Manokwari, Nabire, Jayapura, Jayawijaya, and Merauke are forecasted for light to moderate rain.
Head of BMKG Teuku Faisal Fathani said that currently entering a period of increasing rainfall which marks the transition to the peak of the rainy season.
Based on the analysis of the last three months, rainfall continues to increase significantly, with most areas in the medium to high category.
He explained that the weak La Nina phenomenon is currently ongoing and is predicted to last until March 2026.
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However, the impact on increasing rainfall is not very significant at the peak of the rainy season.
"Weak La Nina will last until the beginning of 2026, but at the peak of the rainy season the impact on increasing rainfall is not too significant. Even so, high rainfall in that period still needs to be watched out for," he said
BMKG urges local governments and the public to remain alert to the possibility of extreme weather and its impact on daily activities, especially in areas with high rainfall.