Weather Today: The Majority Of Cities In Indonesia Potentially Rain, Beware Of Extreme Weather

Illustration of rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that the majority of major cities in Indonesia on Monday, August 4 will be hit by light to moderate and cloudy rain, so that people are advised to be aware of the potential for accompanying extreme weather.

BMKG forecaster Ranti Kurniati, quoted by ANTARA, explained that the potential for light intensity rain or with rainfall less than 2.5 mm per hour is predicted to flush the cities of Medan, Palembang, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Samarinda, Palangkaraya, Makassar, Manado, Ambon, Nabire, Merauke, and Jayawijaya.

Rain with moderate intensity can flush the city

Bandar Lampung City, Gorontalo, Ternate, Sorong, Manokwari, Nabire, Jayapura, And Merauke

Meanwhile, Mamuju City is estimated to have heavy rain of more than 5.0 mm per hour, while heavy rain accompanied by lightning is expected to flush Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Bengkulu, Jambi, Pangkal Pinang, Tanjung Pinang, Banjarmasin and Palu.

Then for the cities of Banda Aceh, Padang, Serang, Jakarta, Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Pontianak, and Kendari, it is predicted to be thick cloudy and or foggy throughout the day with temperatures ranging from 24-30 degrees Celsius.

The BMKG forecaster explained that the potential for rain in most parts of Indonesia is influenced by a number of atmospheric dynamics, the transition to the dry season - weather facilitation conditions in their respective regions.

BMKG detected 90S tropical cyclone seeds observed in the southwest Indian Ocean of Bengkulu with wind speeds of 30 knots. This system forms wind speed deceleration areas in the southwestern waters of Bengkulu, west coast of West Sumatra, from East Java - Central Java, West Indian Ocean Lampung, East Kalimantan-North Kalimantan, Maluku to Central Sulawesi.

The dynamics of the atmosphere is assessed in addition to being able to increase the growth of the rainy cloud, it also affects the acceleration of the surface wind to more than 25 knots, and high sea waves 2.5 - 4 meters in the southwest Indian Ocean Aceh, Nias, Mentawai-Lampung, southern Indian Ocean Banten-NTT, and Bali Sea.

BMKG also reported the potential for tidal flooding in the coastal areas of Banten and Jakarta.