JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that a number of regions in Indonesia have the potential to experience heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, including most of the provinces on the island of Java.
In a weather early warning accessed from Jakarta, Monday, BMKG warned that the potential for heavy rain could fall in the areas of West Sumatra, Riau, Bengkulu, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, Lampung, Banten, West Java, DKI Jakarta, Central Java, D.I. Yogyakarta and East Java.
Other areas that have the potential to experience heavy rains are those in the provinces of West Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku, and West Papua.
Meanwhile, areas in Papua are forecasted to experience less rain and strong winds in Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, and East Nusa Tenggara.
Specifically for the DKI Jakarta area, light rain is predicted in West Jakarta during the day while South Jakarta and East Jakarta may experience it in the afternoon, evening, and early morning.
Central Jakarta, North Jakarta, and the Thousand Islands are forecasted by BMKG to experience light rain in the early hours of the morning.
The BMKG also warned that a number of areas were included in the alert category for the impact of heavy rains such as flooding. Today's alert category is given to Lampung, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, Banten, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, West Papua and Papua.
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