BMKG warns of potential heavy rain, lightning, and strong winds today

"The rain is expected to continue until the end of the week," said the head of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) for the province, Suharto, in a written statement, Monday, July 19.

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 Saturday, December 13.

Quoted from the official BMKG website in Jakarta, Sentia Arianti's prakirawan explained in general that the convergence area extends from Aceh to the waters west of Aceh, North Sumatra, Bengkulu, Java Sea, East Java, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi

"This condition is able to increase the potential for growth of rain clouds along the area that is passed by the convergence or confluence.

"Therefore, his party estimates that several major cities will potentially experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, including the Medan, Pangkal Pinang, Bandar Lampung, Banjarmasin, Serang, Makassar, Mamuju, Kendari, Manado and Sorong areas.

Meanwhile, several other major cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely the Banda Aceh, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Jambi, Bengkulu, Palembang, Jakarta, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Tanjung Selor, Samarinda, Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Palu, Gorontalo, Ternate, Ambon, Manokwari, Nabire, Jayapura, Jayawijaya and Merauke.

"The weather is expected to be cloudy today," he said. "As for some other major cities, it is estimated that they will only experience cloudy conditions today, including the Padang and Bandung areas.

Aceh, North Sumatra, North Maluku, North Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South Maluku, South Sumatra, South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, West Papua, and West Nusa Tenggara.

Previously on Friday (12/12), the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported the emergence of a tropical cyclone 93S seed in the waters of the southern part of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) which had the potential for bad weather in East Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands.

Head of the Prediction and Early Warning Team for Special Weather BMKG Miming Saepudin said that the seeds of tropical cyclone 93S were formed on December 11, 2025, at 07.00 WIB or 08.00 Wita.

"The potential for the 93S tropical cyclone seed to develop into a tropical cyclone in the low-opportunity category," he said.