BMKG: Jambi, Tanjung Selor, and Merauke Potentially Rained Heavy Rain

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning in the form of the potential for light, moderate to heavy rain which may be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in various major cities in Indonesia on Wednesday, June 24.

BMKG Praktirawan, Alya Sausan, quoted by Antara Wednesday morning, explained in general terms that the convergence area extends in the North Pacific Ocean of Papua, the waters west of Lampung, from Bengkulu to the waters west of Bengkulu, and Central Sulawesi to West Sulawesi.

This condition is able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth along the areas that are passed by convergence or confluence.

Therefore, his party estimates that several major cities have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, namely in the Jambi, Tanjung Selor and Merauke areas.

Meanwhile, several other major cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely the Medan, Padang, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Bengkulu, Palembang, Pangkalpinang, Bandar Lampung, Jakarta, Serang, Bandung, Semarang, Denpasar, Mataram, Mamuju, Palu, Ambon, Manokwari, Nabire, Jayapura, and Jayawijaya.

Meanwhile, the big cities that are expected to only experience cloudy conditions today are the Banda Aceh, Yogyakarta, Banjarmasin, Samarinda, Pontianak, Kupang, Makassar, Kendari, Gorontalo, Manado, Ternate

Previously on Tuesday (23/6), the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded the public to remain vigilant about the potential for rain that could cause flooding and landslides in parts of North Sumatra on Wednesday (24/6).

"Be alert to the potential rain that may be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in the western slopes and eastern slopes of North Sumatra which can cause disasters, such as floods and landslides," said BMKG Regional I Endah Paramitha's Prakirawan in Medan, Tuesday.

BMKG said that the atmospheric lability condition in the North Sumatra region was observed to be quite unstable, thus supporting the convective process and the formation of rain clouds which are generally local.