Weather 18 February, Jakarta to Manado Potential Heavy Rain with Lightning

Illustration of lightning rain (ANTARA)

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, February 18.

Quoted by Antara Jakarta, Vita's prakirawan explained in general that the convergence area extends in the southwest Indian Ocean of Banten, the northern coast of Australia, the Halmahera Sea, the Sulawesi Sea, the Maluku waters, and the West Aceh Indian Ocean.

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 will have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, including the Banda Aceh, Medan, Bengkulu, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Pontianak, Banjarmasin, Palu, and Manado areas.

Meanwhile, several other major cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Tanjung Pinang, Palembang, Bandar Lampung, Serang, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Palangka Raya, Tanjung Selor, Samarinda, Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Kendari, Mamuju, Makassar, Ambon, Ternate, Sorong, Manokwari, Jayapura, Jayawijaya, and Merauke.

Meanwhile, several other major cities are expected to only experience cloudy conditions today, including the Jambi, Padang, and Gorontalo regions.

Previously on Monday, February 17, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded fishermen and other stakeholders to be alert to the potential for high waves that could occur in a number of waters in North Sumatra.

"Waves as high as 1.25-2.5 meters are likely to occur in a number of waters in North Sumatra on February 18-20, 2026," said BMKG Praktirawan of the Belawan Maritime Class II Meteorological Station, Christen Marpaung.

High waves can occur in the waters of North Sumatra, the waters of the Nias Islands, the waters of the Batu Islands, the waters of the Nias Islands, the waters of the Batu Islands and the western Indian Ocean of the Nias Islands.