Saturday Weather, Most Cities in Indonesia Will Be Light to Moderate Rain

Illustration of rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that the weather in major cities in Indonesia will generally be dominated by light to moderate rain on Saturday, March 7.

BMKG Praktirawan Selly Brilian reported that cities on the island of Sumatra such as Padang, Pekanbaru, Jambi, Pangkal Pinang, Bengkulu, Palembang, and Lampung have the potential for light to moderate rain. Meanwhile, Aceh and Medan are predicted to be covered by thick clouds.

"For Java, light to moderate rain is predicted to occur in Serang, Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, and Surabaya. As for Semarang, it has the potential to be hit by heavy rain accompanied by lightning," said Selly, quoted by Antara, Saturday morning.

Furthermore, for the Bali and Nusa Tenggara regions, it is estimated that it will be covered by thick clouds throughout the day.

Meanwhile, on the island of Kalimantan, light to moderate rain is likely to occur in Samarinda and Pontianak. Rain accompanied by lightning should also be watched in the Tanjung Selor, Palangkaraya, and Banjarmasin areas.

For the Sulawesi region, cloudy weather is expected in Manado, while light to moderate rain is likely to rain on Makassar, Kendari, and Gorontalo. Mamuju and Palu are predicted to be heavy rain accompanied by lightning.

Finally, in the eastern part of Indonesia, Selly said that the weather was generally predicted to be light to moderate rain, such as in Sorong, Ternate, Manokwari, Ternate, Nabire, Jayapura, Jayawijaya and Merauke. Meanwhile, Ambon is predicted to be thick clouds.

He reminded the public to remain vigilant against the potential for extreme weather that could occur at any time.

The head of BMKG Teuku Faisal Fathani emphasized that the weather conditions during the Lebaran homecoming period still need to be watched, especially in the first half of March 2026.

In general, the weather during the Eid al-Fitr holiday period is predicted to be dominated by light to moderate rain. However, the potential for heavy rain still needs to be anticipated in a number of areas, especially in Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, to Papua Mountains.

"BMKG continues to analyze and monitor atmospheric conditions on an ongoing basis, and always delivers early warning information on weather in a timely manner to support public safety and activities during the Lebaran Transportation period," said Faisal.