JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that most of Indonesia on Saturday is still potentially rain-soaked with varying intensities, accompanied by the potential for lightning in a number of areas.
Dilansir ANTARA, prakirawan BMKG Ranika D.A menerangkan kondisi cuaca di Pulau Sumatera relatif beragam.
Banda Aceh is predicted to be sunny and cloudy, while Medan and Tanjung Pinang have the potential to be cloudy to thick clouds. Light rain is also potentially occurring in some areas of Sumatra.
"BMKG urges the public to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning in the Palembang and Bandar Lampung areas," said Ranika, Saturday, February 7.
Turning to Java, he explained that moderate intensity rain was predicted to occur in Semarang and Yogyakarta.
Light rain is potentially raining on some areas of Java, while Surabaya needs to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning.
For Kalimantan Island, BMKG predicts cloudy to cloudy conditions are likely to occur in Pontianak.
Moderate rain is predicted to occur in Tanjung Selor, while light rain is potentially occurring in some parts of Kalimantan. Ranika also reminded the potential for rain accompanied by lightning in Samarinda.
Furthermore, in the Bali and Nusa Tenggara regions, BMKG predicts that light rain is likely to occur in Denpasar and Mataram. Meanwhile, people in Kupang are advised to be alert to the potential for rain accompanied by lightning.
For Sulawesi Island, BMKG predicts that moderate rain is potentially occurring in Manado and Mamuju, while light rain is potentially occurring in some parts of Sulawesi. The potential for rain accompanied by lightning needs to be watched out for in Kendari.
Meanwhile, in the Maluku and Papua regions, moderate rain is predicted to occur in Ternate, while light rain is potentially occurring in some parts of Papua. BMKG reminds of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning in Ambon, Nabire, and Merauke.
BMKG urges the public to remain vigilant against the potential for extreme weather that can be accompanied by lightning, thunder, and strong winds in a number of areas.
The forecast is a general overview of today's weather in each area. For information that is updated every hour, the public can access the official bmkg.go.id website or the BMKG Info application.
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