Weather Forecast Sunday, February 22, BMKG: Most of the Indonesian Territory Heavy Rain

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts heavy to very heavy rain will fall in a number of regions in Indonesia today, Sunday, February 22.

BMKG Praktirawan Medayu Bestari said that the public needed to be aware of heavy to very heavy rain in West Java, Central Java, East Java, East Nusa Tenggara, Central Papua and Papua Mountains.

"The readiness for potential heavy to very heavy rain in West Java, Central Java, East Java, East Nusa Tenggara, Central Papua and Papua Highlands needs to be improved," he said in the latest (update) display of weather forecast information monitored through the BMKG YouTube channel in Jakarta, Sunday morning, quoted by Antara.

In addition, Medayu also conveyed the potential for moderate intensity rain. He said the BMKG also predicted that rain accompanied by lightning could potentially occur in Palembang, (South Sumatra), Jakarta;, Tanjung Selor, (North Kalimantan) and Merauke (South Papua).

Meanwhile, heavy rain is expected to hit Nabire (Central Papua). Meanwhile, moderate intensity rain is likely to occur in Bengkulu, Serang (Banten), Denpasar (Bali) and Mamuju (West Sulawesi).

For light rain, BMKG predicts that this condition will occur in some areas of Sumatra, Bandung (West Java), Semarang (Central Java), Surabaya (East Java), Pontianak (West Kalimantan) and Palangkaraya (Central Kalimantan)

In addition, Mataram (West Nusa Tenggara), Kupang (East Nusa Tenggara), Makassar (South Sulawesi), Kendari (South Sulawesi), Ternate (North Maluku), Ambon (Maluku) and most of Papua.

Meanwhile, heavy cloudy conditions are expected in Aceh, Medan (North Sumatra), Pekanbaru (Riau), Manado (North Sulawesi), Gorontalo and Palu (Central Sulawesi).

Next, BMKG also noted the potential for haze and smoke or fog in Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan)! as well as Samarinda (East Kalimantan).

In line with this, BMKG urges the public to remain vigilant against the potential for extreme weather which can be accompanied by strong winds and lightning or lightning and to update the latest weather information through the Info BMKG application, the official website www.bmkg.go.id, and BMKG's official social media.

The public is also reminded to anticipate the potential for flooding, flooding and disruption of activities due to heavy to very heavy rainfall that may occur in a number of these areas.