Welcoming The New Year 2022, Derah Weather In Various Regions

Clear Clouds (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts weather conditions in several cities in Indonesia will generally be shaded by bright and cloudy clouds on the first day of the 2022 New Year, Saturday.

Based on the observations of the BMKG weather situation, sunny weather has dominated urban areas since New Year's Eve. Urban areas with sunny and cloudy conditions include Medan, DKI Jakarta, Pangkalpinang, Mamuju, Padang, Semarang, Surabaya, Denpasar, Makassar, Ambon, and Jayapura.

Quoted from ANTARA, light to moderate rain is predicted to hit parts of Serang, Bengkulu, Yogyakarta, Gorontalo, Bandung, Jambi, Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, Tarakan, Tanjung Pinang, Bandar Lampung, Ternate, Medan and Mataram.

Thunderstorms are predicted to occur in Pekanbaru at night, Manokwari, Banda Aceh, Ambon and Kupang during the day.

Temperatures in big cities average between 20 and 34 degrees Celsius with humidity levels varying from 60 to 100 percent.

People in a number of areas are advised to be aware of the indirect impact of tropical cyclone Rai on weather conditions in Indonesia in the form of the potential for moderate to heavy rain.

Rain clouds are predicted to move to Central Sulawesi, northern Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, North Maluku and West Papua.

The public also needs to be aware of the potential for heavy rain accompanied by strong winds in several areas of Aceh, including Bireun, Aceh Tamiang, Langsa, East Aceh, North Aceh, and South Aceh.