H-1 Christmas 2022, BMKG Estimates West Java, Jakarta To Bali Will Be Showered Today

Illustration of rain pouring down in the evening. (Between)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) estimates that West Java (Jabar), DKI Jakarta, Bali and a number of areas in Indonesia will experience heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds at the D-1 celebration of Christmas 2022 or today, Saturday 24 December.

In the weather early warning system, BMKG explained more in detail the potential for rain with moderate to heavy intensity accompanied by lightning and strong winds that could potentially occur in Banten, Gorontalo, Aceh, East Java, East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan.

Furthermore, Lampung, Maluku, North Maluku, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, Papua, West Papua, Riau, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Sulawesi and South Sumatra.

BMKG asks the public to be aware of the potential for extreme weather during the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year holidays.

"From the monitoring carried out by BMKG, we detected developments in weather conditions that have the potential to become extreme," said Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati, confiscated by Antara.

Dwikorita revealed that there are four phenomena that can trigger an increase in rainfall to heavyness and it is even feared that it could reach extremes in several parts of Indonesia.

"So usually one by one, but there are four phenomena that occur simultaneously which cause atmospheric dynamics to trigger an increase in rainfall to heavyness and even worry that it can reach extremes," he said.