Even though it is dry, the BMKG predicts that lightning will still watch over a number of areas today.

Illustration of rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Entering the dry season, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) urges the public to be aware of the potential for extreme weather in the form of lightning and light-intensity rain in a number of major cities in the western region of Indonesia, Tuesday, July 14.

"For the western part of Indonesia, it is anticipated that there is a potential for lightning in Tanjung Selor, light rain in Medan, Tanjung Pinang, and Bengkulu," said BMKG Praktirawan Alya Sausan in a weather forecast broadcast quoted by Antara, Tuesday morning.

Despite the rain warning, sunny to cloudy weather is expected to still dominate most other major cities in the western Indonesian region.

Alya said that the potential for thick clouds is estimated to cover the Pekanbaru, Jambi, Pangkalpinang, Bandar Lampung, most of Java Island, and most of Kalimantan Island.

In addition to thick clouds, there is also the potential for hazy air conditions which are predicted to occur in the Aceh, Padang, Palembang, and Surabaya regions.

In the eastern part of Indonesia, BMKG also predicts light rainfall with the potential to fall in a number of areas.

"For eastern Indonesia, it is anticipated that there is a potential for light rain in Ambon and most of Papua," he said.

Meanwhile, the potential for cloudy to thick clouds is predicted to cover the skies of Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, most of Sulawesi, Ternate, Sorong, and Merauke, accompanied by the potential for hazy air in Palu.

Alya reminded that the forecast was a general overview of today's weather. For more complete and updated weather information every hour, the public can monitor the BMKG Info application and the @infobmkg social media account.