Hot Weather Up To 35 Degree Celsius Hits Medan City

ILLUSTRATION/A mother and her child use an umbrella to avoid the sun when walking around the HI Roundabout, Jakarta, Wednesday (23/10/2019). (ANTARA Doc)

MEDAN - The Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BBMKG) Region I Medan said hot weather of up to 35 degrees Celsius hit the city of Medan.

"Especially for Medan, it is expected to be cloudy and sunny with an air temperature of 34 to 35 degrees Celsius this week," said the forecaster for BBMKG Region I Medan, Defri Mendoza, as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 9.

The relatively hot air temperature, he said, caused the residents of Medan City to feel stifling due to the North Sumatra region, including North Sumatra Province at the peak of the dry season.

The peak of the dry season in the northern part of Sumatra covering five provinces, namely Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau and Riau Islands, has occurred since July.

"We estimate it will be until September. But specifically for Medan this weekend, we estimate that there is the potential for light rain," he said.

BMKG appealed to the people of Medan City and its surroundings to reduce activities outside the home during the day, and continue to maintain body condition by consuming water frequently.

Residents are asked to increase awareness of the threat of fires that often occur in the dry season.

"Like the bush area, it is very prone to fire. Be careful burning garbage, including densely populated settlements whose houses are made of combustible materials such as wood," explained Defri.