Attention! The Next 2 Days Jakarta Will Rain Winds Predicted

Illustration (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The DKI Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) issued an early warning of rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning for the next 2 days on August 7 and 8.

Plt. The Chief Executive of the DKI Jakarta Provincial BPBD, Sabdo Kurnianto, said this early warning came from weather forecasts by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

"We urge the public to anticipate and prepare everything to protect themselves from the rain," Sabdo said in his statement, Thursday, August 6.

Sabdo explained that the potential for wind rain is due to the presence of low pressure centers that were observed in the South China Sea (1006 hectopascals).

This center of pressure, said Sabdo, forms a convergence or convergence area that extends across the South China Sea.

The convergence area is also observed extending from the northern Banda Sea to the waters of Ambon Island and from the northern Pacific Ocean of Papua to southern West Papua.

"This condition can increase the potential for the formation of rain clouds around the central areas of low pressure and areas of convergence," he said.

Therefore, Sabdo asked the public to be aware of the potential for this wind rain. Sabdo said that the DKI Provincial Government has also asked sub-district heads and village heads of areas prone to flooding or landslides to alert the PPSU and the Flood Task Force of the DKI Water Resources Service.

"The public can also call 112 if they need assistance," he concluded.