BMKG Predicts Rain In Most Major Cities In Indonesia

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JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecasts rain to cover some major cities in Indonesia on Sunday, July 24. In the online weather forecast information, infoBMKG is followed in Jakarta, it is explained that the cyclonic circulation in the West Indian Ocean, Sumatra and also in the Pacific Ocean East of the Philippines. This can cause a convergence area that extends across the Indian Ocean, West Sumatra, and also in the East Pacific Ocean of the Philippines. Other convergence areas are observed in the Aceh region to North Sumatra, then Riau to West Sumatra, Riau Islands to Jambi, Bangka Islands Belitung to South Sumatra, Central Kalimantan to West Kalimantan, Central Java to West Java, Central Sulawesi, and also Papua.

This can cause a significant growth of rain clouds in the surrounding area. So it is predicted that for the Sumatra area, generally light rain will occur in the Banda Aceh, Medan, Pekanbaru, Pangkalpinang areas and be aware of the potential for thunderstorms in the Tanjung Pinang area. light to moderate rain will occur in the Bandar Lampung area, and also Palembang and be aware of the potential that exists in the Jambi, Bengkulu, and Padang areas. There is the potential for light rain in the DKI Jakarta area, and the potential for moderate rain in the Serang and Bandung areas.

For the Bali and Nusa Tenggara regions, cloudy skies are forecast in the Kupang region, and cloudy in the Mataram and Denpasar areas. The Kalimantan area is forecasted to be cloudy in the Banjarmasin region. There is light rain in the Palangkaraya and Samarinda areas, moderate rain in the Pontianak area and beware of the potential for thunderstorms in the Tanjung Selor area. In eastern Indonesia it is predicted to be cloudy in the Ternate and Jayapura areas. The potential for light rain is found in the Manokwari and Ambon areas.