JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning in the form of the potential for light, moderate, and heavy rain, which may be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in various major cities in Indonesia on Tuesday, April 28.
Praktirawan Diah Ayu R explained in general terms that the convergence area extends from the waters north of Papua, the Pacific Ocean north of Papua, North Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, Central Java, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan.
"Also South Kalimantan, the waters north of West Nusa Tenggara, the Sulawesi Sea, Central Sulawesi, the Flores Sea, Maluku, the Arafuru Sea, West Papua, Papua, Papua Mountains, and South Papua," said Diah, quoted by Antara, Tuesday morning.
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 have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, namely in the Padang, Mataram, Palu and Nabire regions.
Meanwhile, several other major cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely the Banda Aceh, Medan, Tanjung Pinang, Bengkulu, Palembang, Bandar Lampung, Jakarta, Serang, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Pontianak, Palangka Raya, Banjarmasin, Tanjung Selor, Samarinda, Denpasar, Makassar, Mamuju, Kendari, Gorontalo, Manado, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Manokwari, Jayapura, Jayawijaya and Merauke.
Several other major cities are expected to experience cloudy conditions today, including Pekanbaru, Jambi, Pangkal Pinang, and Kupang.
Previously on Wednesday (22/4) the Minister of Environment (LH) Hanif Faisol Nurofiq warned that Indonesia would face a long dry season of up to seven months with the lowest rainfall in the last 30 years, a condition that has the potential to increase the risk of forest and land fires (karhutla).
Therefore, the Minister of LH Hanif reminded all levels and stakeholders concerned to continue to carry out mitigation until preparation, ranging from weather modification operations to focusing on the readiness of karhutla in six provinces, ranging from Riau, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Jambi, South Sumatra, and South Kalimantan.
"In 2026, according to the projection from BMKG, we will experience a long dry season, reaching its peak around August-September 2026, it will only end in November 2026. There are seven months that we will face (since April), with rainfall levels will be at the lowest condition for 30 years," said Minister of LH Hanif.
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